Ted's World of Arches

A Natural Bridge  is formed by the action of running water and is situated in or near a former creek bed.  An Arch  is a span in a rock created by the forces of erosion, primarily ice.  In certain national parks, a formation officially qualifies as an arch only if the opening is at least three feet long in one direction; but at Ted's World,  there is no such restriction.

Known or estimated dimensions of the openings of the various structures are listed as [width in feet × height in feet].  These measurements should be taken only as approximations, for there are some discrepancies even among 'official' sources.  The numbers published on this page are 'best guesses' based upon currently available data, and are intended only to provide a sense of scale for readers unfamiliar with the formations.

Many arches are misnamed as natural bridges on topo maps, and frequently those misnomers have remained the popular choices — even in certain federal parks where the management should know better.  At Ted's World,  naming is based solely upon geologic correctness.

Most images are available for download in 1024×768 JPEG format; a few older ones are somewhat smaller.

The designation "..." means "same as the previous image" (left or above).

– click on any picture for a high-resolution graphic –

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ARIZONA — LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

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Liberty Bell Arch
25 × 30 *
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ARIZONA — VERMILION CLIFFS NATIONAL MONUMENT

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Top Rock Arch
at The Wave
est. 12 × 6

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ARIZONA — MISC

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Hole in the Rock
Lower Antelope Canyon
7 × 9 *
unnamed
Lower Antelope Canyon
3 × 3

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CALIFORNIA — ALABAMA HILLS

An estimated 300 arches in this area makes it the third-greatest concentration anywhere.

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Mobius Arch and Mount Whitney
17 × 6

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Eye of Alabama Arch *
Lathe Arch
13 × 2 *
Heart Arch

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Gunga Din Arch *
West Gunga Din Arch *
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Keith Arch *
Sharktooth Arch *
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Space Case Arch *
...Space Case & Baseball Bat... *
Baseball Bat Arch

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CALIFORNIA — TOPANGA CANYON STATE PARK

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Eagle Rock Arch
Eagle Rock Fire Road
4 × 6 *
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Eagle Rock Double Arch

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CALIFORNIA — YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

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Indian Ridge Arch
Indian Rock Trail *
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Old Shoe Arch
North Dome summit
(not officially recognized)
2 × 1

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CALIFORNIA — MISC

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Deep Creek Arch
Coldstream Trail, Truckee
2 × 9 *
Thunder Mountain Arch
Thunder Mountain Trail, Eldorado NF
6 × 15 *
Owens-Benton Arch
Owens River Gorge Road, Inyo NF
2 × 3

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Enchanted Pools Arch
Desolation Wilderness
½ × 4

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COLORADO — BLACK RIDGE CANYONS WILDERNESS

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Hole in the Bridge Arch
40 × 30 *
Eye Arch
est. 40 × 12 *
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Cedar Tree Arch
76 × 43 *
Akiti Arch
40 × 120 *
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est. 14 × 4 *
3 × 4 *
1 × 2

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NEVADA — GOLD BUTTE NATIONAL MONUMENT

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near the Falling Man Panel *
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Little Finland

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NEVADA — GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK

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Lexington Arch
est. 50 × 60

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NEVADA — VALLEY OF FIRE STATE PARK

With 400+ recognized arches and literally countless smaller ones, this is the world's second-greatest concentration of such formations.

— Eastern entrance area —

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Elephant Rock

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on Elephant Rock Trail ... * *

— Scenic drive / Campground area —

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Windstone Arch & Fire Cave *
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Arch Rock...
12 × 8 *
Flip side *

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Triple House *
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wall of windows *
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— Petroglyph Canyon / Mouse's Tank Trail —

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12 × 10

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10 × 10 *
Broken Tunnel
6 × 3 *
Window to a window

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the windows are 'decorated' *
3 × 4 *
3 × 4

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3 × 3 *
3 × 3 *
3 × 3

— White Domes Loop Trail —

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White Domes Arch One
7 × 4 *
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Movie Set Arch
2 × 3

— White Domes area —

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— Roadside miscellaneous —

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UTAH — ARCHES NATIONAL PARK

More than 2,200 officially recognized arches are hiding out in this park.

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Tower Arch
101 × 45 *
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Sand Dune Arch
25 × 12 *
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Echo Arch
17 × 26

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Landscape Arch
– 5th-longest span in the world –
290 × 106 *
Navajo Arch
41 × 13 *
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Double O Arch
66 × 35  /  21 × 9 *
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Partition Arch
30 × 30  /  9 × ? *
Black Arch
71 × 39 *
Skyline Arch
71 × 34

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Delicate Arch
33 × 45 *
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Frame Arch
15 × 13

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Skull Arch
47 × 30  /  28 × 27 *
Surprise Arch
63 × 53 *
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Double Arch
144 × 112  /  61 × 86 *
Turret Arch
35 × 65  /  11 × 12 *
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The Spectacles
North Window: 90 × 48
South Window: 115 × 56 *
Broken Arch
53 × 41 *
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Walk Through Bridge
9 × 8 *
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Crawl Through Arch
8 × 2

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Tunnel Arch
24 × 26 *
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unnamed

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Pine Tree Arch
45 × 44 *
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unnamed

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Private Arch, 38 × 18 — discovered around 1980

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Eye of the Whale Arch
37 × 12 *
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Leaping Arch
est. 40 × 50

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Top Story Window *
Box Arch
31 × 14 *
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Crystal Arch North *
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Crystal Arch South

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Parallel Arch  (double) *
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Ring Arch
64 × 39

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Baby Arch
26 × 16

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UTAH — BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK

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Wall of Windows *
on the Peekaboo Loop *
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Mossy Cave Windows *
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{collapsed in 2014-15} *
Bryce Canyon Arch
(misnamed as a natural bridge)

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Hoodoos at Bryce Point

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UTAH — CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK

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Mesa Arch
94 × 7 *
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Druid Arch
85 × 20 *
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on Squaw Flat cutoff trail
1 × 4

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Wooden Shoe Arch

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UTAH — CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK

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Peekaboo Arch
36 × 16 *
Saddle Arch
50 × 55 *
Shy Arch

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Muley Arch *
unnamed *
Left Hand Arch!

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Cassidy Arch
70 × 100 *
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Hickman Natural Bridge
133 × est. 60 *
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Nels Johnson Natural Bridge
8 × 8 *
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UTAH — GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

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Stevens Arch
– 9th longest span in the world –
220 × 140 *
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Cliff Arch

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Coyote Natural Bridge
50 × 16 *
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Jacob Hamblin Arch
est. 50 × 100

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Golden Cathedral — three holes in the roof of Neon Canyon

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Broken Bow Arch
94 × 100 *
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UTAH — GOLDEN SPIKE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

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Chinese Arch
10 × 12 *
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UTAH — GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT

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Grosvenor Arch
55 × 85 *
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(same area)

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Metate Arch
16 × 22 *
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(same area)

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Escalante Arch
(misnamed as a natural bridge)
100 × 130 *
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(same area)

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Covered Wagon Natural Bridge
23 × 10 *
Cedar Wash Arch
est. 15 × 20 *
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Mano Arch
est. 15 × 6

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UTAH — KANAB AREA

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Sand Cave
5 openings *
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UTAH — KODACHROME BASIN STATE PARK

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Shakespeare Arch
{collapsed in 2019} *
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UTAH — MOAB AREA

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Corona Arch
110 × 110 *
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Bowtie Arch
30 × 30

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Pinto Arch
est. 25 × 40 *
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Gold Bar Arch
-aka- Jeep Arch
est. 35 × 40 *
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Pritchett Arch
(misnamed as a natural bridge)
121 × 50 *
Window Arch
40 × 50 *
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Jughandle Arch *
Morning Glory Arch
– 5th longest arch in the world –
(misnamed as a natural bridge)
243 × 75 *
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Looking Glass Arch
est. 30 × 35 *
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Wilson Arch
91 × 46 *
Balcony Arch *
Picture Frame Arch
est. 30 × 30

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near the Canyonlands Island in the Sky District

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Hunter Arch
est. 50 × 74

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UTAH — NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT

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Sipapu Bridge
– 8th longest in the world –
225 × 144 *
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Owachomo Bridge
180 × 106 *
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Kachina Bridge
192 × 210 *
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Shoe Arch
10 × 6

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UTAH — PARIA CANYON-VERMILION CLIFFS WILDERNESS

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Cobra Arch
35 × 30 *
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West Clark Bench Arch
est. 2 × 2 *
Moby Dick Arch
15 × 5 *
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High Heel Arch
10 × 12, 3 × 3 *
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All between Moby Dick Arch and High Heel Arch

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Buckskin Gulch Arch
2 × 2 *
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Buckskin Wash Arch

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UTAH — RAINBOW BRIDGE NATIONAL MONUMENT

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Rainbow Bridge, 234 × 243 — biggest in the western hemisphere

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UTAH — SAN RAFAEL SWELL  &  DESERT

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Wild Horse Window
35 × 22 *
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Squint Arch
30 × 5

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Colonnade Arch
–aka– Five Hole Arch *
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(same area)

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Dutchman Arch
est. 45 × 30 *
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Eagle Canyon Arch
90 × 15

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UTAH — SNOW CANYON STATE PARK

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Petrified Dunes Arch
3 × 2 *
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Johnson Arch
30 × 5

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UTAH — ZION NATIONAL PARK

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Hidden Arch
– officially discovered in 1998 – *
Two Pines Arch
32 × 33 *
under the Angels Landing Trail
3 × 5

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in Petroglyph Canyon
2 × 2

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WYOMING — MISC

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in Ten Sleep Canyon
10 × 12

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