Balanced Rock sunset
Balanced Rock is a popular landmark at Arches National Park in Moab, UT. The large boulder perched atop a relatively slender pillar of rock is the size of three school buses. The boulder and pillar are made of two different types of stone, so they are wearing away at different rates. Balanced Rock is 128 feet (39 m) high and the boulder weighs approximately 3,577 tons. It will fall down eventually. A nearby smaller balanced rock, called Chip Off the Old Block, fell off its pedestal decades ago.
Balanced Rock sunset
Balanced Rock is a popular landmark at Arches National Park in Moab, UT. The large boulder perched atop a relatively slender pillar of rock is the size of three school buses. The boulder and pillar are made of two different types of stone, so they are wearing away at different rates. Balanced Rock is 128 feet (39 m) high and the boulder weighs approximately 3,577 tons. It will fall down eventually. A nearby smaller balanced rock, called Chip Off the Old Block, fell off its pedestal decades ago.