Grosvenor Arch is a unique sandstone double

arch An arch is a curved vertical structure spanning an open space underneath it. Arches may support the load above them, or they may perform a purely decorative role. As a decorative element, the arch dates back to the 4th millennium BC, but stru ...

located within

Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument The Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument (GSENM) is a United States national monument protecting the Grand Staircase, the Kaiparowits Plateau, and the Canyons of the Escalante (Escalante River) in southern Utah. It was established in 19 ...

in southern Kane County,

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. It is named to honor

Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor ( ; October 28, 1875 – February 4, 1966) was an American magazine editor who was the first full-time editor of the ''National Geographic'' magazine from 1899 to 1954, and is credited with having consolidated the nascent ...

(1875–1966), a president of the

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, publishers of the

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. Located in northern Kane County, it is close to and south of

Kodachrome Basin State Park Kodachrome Basin is a state park of Utah, United States. It is situated above sea level, south of Utah Route 12, and southeast of Bryce Canyon National Park. It is accessible from the north from Cannonville by a paved road and from the sou ...

and is accessed from the north or south via

Cottonwood Canyon Road Cottonwood Canyon Road (also known as Road 400, Cottonwood Canyons Scenic Backway and K7000) is a scenic or dirt road that traverses Cottonwood Canyon in Kane County, Utah. The drive begins in Cannonville, just off Utah State Route 12 ...

, a dirt road that traverses Cottonwood Canyon in the western portion of the national monument. 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.

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* Natural arches of Utah Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument Landforms of Kane County, Utah {{US-geology-stub