Grosvenor Arch is located at the end of the giant Cockscomb
at the northern end of Cads Crotch within The Grand Staircase
Escalante National Monument..
Grosvenor Arch is one of the most unique arches
in the US.
Kodachrome Basin State Park
To get to Grosvenor Arch:
Go to south down Highway 12 past Escalante to the town
of Cannonville. There is a paved road that turns left
or south.
Follow this road for about 10 miles to Kodachrome Basin
State Park. There you will encounter a dirt road. This
road is bumpy, but most cars should be able to drive it,
if it gets wet though, you are in trouble (If you stop
on it). There is a stream crossing that you have to drive
through, you can choose between two places to cross, we
went with the right, or south path.
About 10 miles past Kodachrome Basin, you will see a sign
to Grosvenor Arch at which, you will turn left (east)
down the dirt road.
Below Grosvenor Arch, there is a bathroom and some pic-nic facilities.
There is also a wheelchair-accessable paved walkway all the
way up to the base of the arch.
Climbing around can be seriously dangerous, do so at your own
peril.
Wide angle of Grosvenor Arch from the north.
Looking south down Cads Crotch at the end of the Cockscomb.
An old sheperds cabin near Cannonville.
I'll bet this gets cold in the winter.
The sandstone floor changes color, here it is a mixture of Navajo
sandstone and uranium ore.
Sandstone mixed with uranium ore. The teal green layers are the uranium.
Along the dirt road there are a few outcrops of little sunflowers.
Drought resistant wildflowers.
Grosvenor Arch Classic View.
The capstone of this arch is made of riverbed deposits. Compressed
cobblestone.
That means the top of this arch was once the bottom of an ancient
canyon river.
This arch doesn't seem that precarious from the front,
but looking from below, it becomes clear that it is very delicate.
Amazing erosion patterns.
Around the left side of the arch, is this tricky little Indian free
climb
to gain access to the center of the arch.
Don't attempt climbing up this without protection.
Around the back of Grosvenor Arch is this square window behind a spherical
socket.
Dazzling colors on top of Grosvenor Arch Mesa.
The eastern leg of Grosvenor Arch
Looking through Grosvenors legs toward the beginning of the Cockscomb.
This arch won't last long.
From above Grosvenor Arch looking down on it's elven headdress.
Interesting mineral deposits
Looks like predigested candy.
A hoodoo overseeing the entrance to the Window of the Spherical Socket.
