Balanced Rock is one of the most popular features of Arches National Park, situated in Grand County, Utah, United States. Balanced Rock is located next to the park's main road, at about 14.5 km from the park entrance. The total height of Balanced Rock is about 39 m, with the balancing rock rising 16.75 m above the base. The big rock on top is the size of three school buses. Balanced Rock had a companion - a similar, but much smaller balanced rock named "Chip Off The Old Block", which fell during the winter of 1975/1976.
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from San Diego, USACatherine Holland landmarks 44/362 | continents 3/7 | comments 8 | reviews 0 2013-12-10 19:30
Great landmark and great time spent there.
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from ScotlandAlexander Morgan landmarks 12/362 | continents 4/7 | comments 4 | reviews 0 2013-06-13 12:02
Yay this is a nice landmark, I can't wait to visit it.
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