Arches National Park in southeastern Utah features more than 2,000 arch formations. No two of them are exactly alike, yet some of them come in pairs. The North and South Windows are a dual attraction, providing both a study of their formation and a look beyond the park.

As with many of Arches National Park’s features, sunrise and sunset create some spectacular views of the Windows. The morning is said to be the best time for memorable photos.
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The Windows section, also called the two spectacles because the formation resembles eye glasses, is accessible via an easy, one-mile round trip on a smooth path. The turnoff to the parking lot is 9.2 miles from the park entrance.
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The “Nose Bridge” in the middle of the formation, evolving from a sandstone fin, is flanked by the North and South Windows. The Windows Section has been described as one of the park’s “best values,” in terms of the relative lack of effort involved with hiking to it.
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The Windows frame the Turret Arch. A side trail brings hikers closer to the Turret Arch.
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The views through the Windows include the La Sal Mountains in the distance and the canyons of the Colorado River and Salt Wash. The South Window is formed by the third-biggest arch in the park, 105 feet long and 65 feet high.
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Many visitors to the Windows Section also go across the parking lot to the nearby Double Arch and the Parade of Elephants.
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Delicate Arch is the iconic feature of Arches National Park, as one of Utah’s best-known symbols appearing on license plates and other state signs. As the Windows Section illustrates, though, there is much more to see in the park. The Windows offer some of the best up-close views of the park’s formations, with only a 150-foot elevation gain on the trail. For updated information, visit the park website.

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