{{Short description|Natural arch in Utah, United States}} {{Infobox landform | name = Mesa Arch | type = [[Rock arch]] | image = Mesa Arch Canyonlands sunrise.jpg | caption = Mesa Arch, August 2016 | elevation_ft = 6099 | elevation_ref = <ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|id=1434923|name=Mesa Arch|accessdate = 2020-08-30}}</ref> | pushpin_map = Utah#USA | map_caption = Location in Utah | location = [[Canyonlands National Park]]<br/>[[San Juan County, Utah|San Juan County]], [[Utah (U.S. state)|Utah, U.S.]] | coordinates = {{coord|38.3878595|N|109.8636644|W|type:landmark_region:US-UT_source:gnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = <ref name="gnis"/> | geology = [[Navajo Sandstone]]<ref>{{cite book|first=Stewart M|last=Green|title=Best Day Hikes Moab|publisher=Falcon Guides|year=2020|page=121}}</ref> | age = | topo = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] ''Musselman Arch'' }}

'''Mesa Arch''' (also known as '''Rotary Arch''' and '''Trail Arch''') is a [[pothole arch]] on the eastern edge of the Island in the Sky mesa in [[Canyonlands National Park]] in northern [[San Juan County, Utah|San Juan County]], [[Utah]], United States.<ref>{{gnis|1434923|Mesa Arch}}</ref><ref>{{cite map|url=http://www.mytopo.com/maps/?lat=38.3887&lon=-109.8657&z=14|title=MyTopo Maps - Mesa Arch, Moab, UT, USA|website=mytop.com|publisher=[[Trimble Navigation|Trimble Navigation, Ltd.]]|accessdate=18 Mar 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite map|url=http://www.nature.nps.gov/geology/education/foos/moab.pdf|title=Geology of the Moab Region (Arches, Dead Horse Point and Canyonlands)|last=Foos|first=Annabelle|website=nature.nps.gov|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|page=13|year=1999|access-date=18 Mar 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211084259/http://www.nature.nps.gov/geology/education/foos/moab.pdf|archive-date=11 February 2017|via=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref> Mesa Arch is a spectacular natural stone arch perched at the edge of a cliff with vast views of canyons, [[Monster Tower]], [[Washer Woman|Washer Woman Arch]], [[Airport Tower (Canyonlands)|Airport Tower]], and the [[La Sal Mountains]] in the distance. Access is via a relatively easy hiking trail, just a half-mile long from the park road.

==Climate== Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Mesa Arch. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, it is located in a [[cold semi-arid climate]] zone, which is defined by the coldest month having an average mean temperature below −0&nbsp;°C (32&nbsp;°F) and at least 50% of the total annual precipitation being received during the spring and summer. This desert climate receives less than {{convert|10|in|mm|abbr=off|sp=us}} of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.

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==External links== * {{commons-inline}} * MesaArch Trail: [https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/cany-mesa-arch.htm National Park Service]

[[Category:Canyonlands National Park]] [[Category:Natural arches of Grand County, Utah]]

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