Editing Delicate Arch (section)

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{{short description|Freestanding natural arch}}
{{Infobox landform
| name            = Delicate Arch
| type            = [[Rock arch]]
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| photo           = Delicate arch sunset.jpg
| photo_caption   = View of the Delicate Arch at sunset, August 2005
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| map             = Utah#USA
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| map_caption     = Location in Utah##Location in Utah
| label           = Delicate Arch
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| location        = [[Arches National Park]], [[Utah]], United States
| coordinates     = {{coord|38.743517|N|109.499341|W|type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| elevation       = {{convert|4606|ft|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="gnis"/>
| height          = {{convert|52|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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'''Delicate Arch''' is a {{convert|52|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} freestanding [[natural arch]] located in [[Arches National Park]], near [[Moab, Utah|Moab]] in [[Grand County, Utah|Grand County]], [[Utah]], United States.<ref name="gnis">{{gnis|1427330|Delicate Arch}}</ref><ref name="report">{{cite report|url=https://nature.nps.gov/geology/parks/arch/arch_gre_rpt_view.pdf|title=Arches National Park: Geologic Resource Evaluation Report|website=nature.nps.gov|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|page=9|access-date=March 10, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128135456/https://nature.nps.gov/geology/parks/arch/arch_gre_rpt_view.pdf|archive-date=January 28, 2017|via=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref> The arch is the most widely recognized [[landmark]] in Arches National Park and is depicted on [[Vehicle registration plates of Utah|Utah license plates]] and a [[postage stamp]] commemorating Utah's [[centennial]] anniversary of [[admission to the Union]] in 1896. The [[2002 Winter Olympics torch relay|Olympic torch relay]] for the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] passed through the arch.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Olympic torch makes way into Utah for first time|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2002/news/2002/02/04/torch_utah_ap/|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=February 4, 2002|access-date=July 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719224500/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2002/news/2002/02/04/torch_utah_ap/|archive-date=July 19, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>