Corona Arch
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  Corona Arch Location in Utah  Corona Arch Location in Utah | |
| Coordinates: 38°34′48″N 109°37′12″W / 38.5799430°N 109.6198870°W[1] | |
| Location | Grand County, Utah, United States |
| Dimensions | |
| • Width | 140 ft (43 m) |
| • Height | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Elevation | 4,383 ft (1,336 m) |
The Corona Arch[1] (formerly known as Little Rainbow Bridge) is a natural sandstone arch near Moab, Utah, in a side canyon of the Colorado River west of Moab in Grand County, Utah, United States. It can be accessed via a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) hiking trail (Corona Arch Trail) from Utah State Route 279 (Potash Road).
The arch is located within the same rock formation as Pinto Arch and Bowtie Arch.
This is the site of a rope swing shown on some YouTube videos. One titled "World's Largest Rope Swing" has garnered more than 27 million views since it was posted February 15, 2012. Such videos have led to more people jumping from Corona Arch. On March 24, 2013, a man from Utah was killed due to miscalculating the distance to the ground before he swung from the arch.[2] After much discussion, in 2015 a temporary ban was placed on rope-swinging from many arches.[3] In March 2025 an advocacy group who go by "Keep Public Lands in Public Hands" used projectors to display 100-feet high by 40-feet wide images onto Corona arch. the images read "KEEP PUBLIC LANDS IN PUBLIC HANDS" and "FOR SALE YOUR PUBLIC LANDS", inspired by the work of British activist group Led By Donkeys. This was done to oppose the Trump Administration's plan to roll back the Biden-era Public Lands Rule and open protected areas to mineral leases.[4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corona Arch
- ^ "Man killed attempting famous Utah rope swing". CBS News. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ^ "Feds ban rope-swinging from Utah arches for 2 years | KSL.com". Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ "Protesting public land policy, advocacy group projects massive images onto Corona Arch". Deseret News. March 13, 2025. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
External links
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Media related to Corona Arch at Wikimedia Commons- Natural Arch and Bridge Society article
- You Tube Video
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