Famous, Beautiful Landmark In Arizona Based Park Gone Forever

A natural wonder and iconic landmark in a park spanning Arizona and Utah has fallen victim to the forces of nature and collapsed. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.

Glen Canyon National Park is huge, 1.25 million acres, and it spans two states - Arizona and Utah. It also kind of overlaps Grand Canyon National Park, which has been named the nations deadliest national park.

The natural feature that was recently lost was located in the Utah portion of the park.

The Double Arch, aka the "Toilet Bowl", "Crescent Pool", and "Hole in the Roof",  collapsed August 8th, 2024 after standing for who knows how many millions of years. It was formed by sandstone from the late Triassic/early Jurassic periods.

The sand was "shaped" over eons by weather, wind and rain while water levels and erosion caused by waves ate away at it too. The collapse appears to be an act of nature.

"This event serves as a reminder of our responsibility and need to protect the mineral resources surrounding Lake Powell. These features have a life span that can be influenced or damaged by manmade interventions," said Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Superintendent Michelle Kerns. "While we don’t know what caused this collapse, we will continue to maintain our resource protection efforts on Lake Powell for future generations to enjoy." - fox10phoenix

While mankind's influence almost certainly played some role in this ... global warming, dropping water levels, etc ... nature has a say in these things too. This was a reminder that nothing is forever and we need to treat our natural wonders as delicately as possible.

As the national park peeps say; when visiting these treasures, "leave no trace."