# Grosvenor Arch

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Sandstone double arch in Kane County, Utah

Grosvenor Arch Rock arch View of Grosvenor Arch Grosvenor Arch Location within Utah Show map of Utah Grosvenor Arch Location within the United States Show map of the United States Coordinates: 37°27′24″N 111°49′54″W / 37.4566526°N 111.8315671°W / 37.4566526; -111.8315671[1] Location Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Utah, United States Dimensions • Width 92 ft (28 m) • Height 150 ft (46 m) Elevation 6,427 ft (1,959 m) [1]

**Grosvenor Arch** is a unique sandstone double [arch](/source/Natural_arch) located within [Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument](/source/Grand_Staircase%E2%80%93Escalante_National_Monument) in southern [Kane County](/source/Kane_County%2C_Utah), [Utah](/source/Utah), [United States](/source/United_States). It is named to honor [Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor](/source/Gilbert_Hovey_Grosvenor) (1875–1966), a president of the [National Geographic Society](/source/National_Geographic_Society), publishers of the [National Geographic Magazine](/source/National_Geographic_Magazine).[2]

Located in northern Kane County, it is close to and south of [Kodachrome Basin State Park](/source/Kodachrome_Basin_State_Park) and is accessed from the north or south via [Cottonwood Canyon Road](/source/Cottonwood_Canyon_Road), a dirt road that traverses [Cottonwood Canyon](/source/Cottonwood_Canyon%2C_Utah) in the western portion of the national monument.[3]

The site is well maintained and has an outhouse restroom and cement benches. There is a concrete sidewalk that goes almost to the base of the arch which is handicap accessible.[4]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gnis_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gnis_1-1) ["Grosvenor Arch"](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/1428417). *[Geographic Names Information System](/source/Geographic_Names_Information_System)*. [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey), [United States Department of the Interior](/source/United_States_Department_of_the_Interior).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Cott_2-0)** Cott, John W. Van (1990). [*Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names : a Compilation*](https://books.google.com/books?id=z3Pqk9tazU4C&pg=PA169). Salt Lake City: [University of Utah Press](/source/University_of_Utah_Press). p. 169. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-87480-345-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-87480-345-7).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Grosvenor Arch"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160917040102/http://www.visitsouthernutah.com/Grosvenor-Arch). *visitsouthernutah.com*. Kane County Utah Office of Tourism and Film Commission. Archived from [the original](http://www.visitsouthernutah.com/Grosvenor-Arch) on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 31 Mar 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Grosvenor Arch"](http://utah.com/bryce-canyon-national-park/grosvenor-arch). *utah.com*. Retrieved 31 Mar 2016.

## External links

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