The National Park Service (NPS) announced the collapse of Double Arch, a popular geologic feature in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, which spans across the Arizona/Utah border. Visitors to the area also called the spot “Toilet Bowl”, “Crescent Pool”, and “Hole in the Roof”.
“Rangers have confirmed the collapse of a frequently visited arch in Rock Creek Bay in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah,” NPS said in a press release. There were no injuries, thankfully.
NPS says 190-million-year-old Navajo sandstone formed the Double Arch, which has been eroding from wind and rain ever since formation. Experts also suggest “changing water levels and erosion from wave action” contributed to the collapse of the arch.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is a popular place for outdoor recreation. In addition to the Double Arch, other landmarks that visitors come to see include Horseshoe Bend of the Colorado River. More than 5.2 million people visited last year, making Glen Canyon National Recreation Area one of NPS’s most popular units.
Learn more about the Double Arch collapse here:
One outdoors lover, Janessa Zech, was among many who took to social media after the news broke to share her thoughts. Zech and her family had visited the spot just two weeks prior to the arch’s collapse.
See her tribute here:
Did you get a chance to visit this landmark before it collapsed?
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