Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah, United States 24 Jun 2025

Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah, United States

This place wasn"t built overnight—nature took its time to craft this masterpiece. What you see at Arches National Park in Utah, United States, is the result of over 300 million years of erosion, uplift and weathering. These arches were formed when salt beds were left behind by ancient seas. Over time, layers of sandstone cracked, shifted and slowly wore away, revealing more than 2,000 natural arches. These formations are made mostly of Entrada and Navajo sandstone. The park was recognised as a national monument in 1929 and was later upgraded to national park status in 1971.

© mmac72/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Beauty by the bay
Underwater underground
24 Jun 2024Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Happy Boxing Day!
Secluded sands in Mexico
14 Oct 2023Ring of fire solar eclipse
1 Feb 2025Königstein Fortress, Saxon Switzerland, Germany
29 Jul 2025International Tiger Day
29 Dec 2023Happy Hogmanay!
On the open ocean road
29 Nov 2024Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France
A show of prehistoric hands
23 Oct 2025International Day of the Snow Leopard
17 Oct 2023Spreadsheet Day
A cantilevered window to the past
11 May 2024World Migratory Bird Day
4 Jan 2024Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA
King of the jungle? Nope
8 Mar 2024International Womens Day
28 May 2025World Otter Day
Out of this world
27 Dec 2025Lake Superior, Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States
23 Dec 2023Festivus
The envy of postcards and snowglobes
6 Dec 2023Computer Science Week
West of Windermere
15 Dec 2025Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands
18 Nov 2024Porthcawl lighthouse, Wales
A castle full of history
21 Jul 2024Kendwa village, Zanzibar, Tanzania
7 Jun 2025Victoria Street in Edinburgh, Scotland
A flashy, frigid waterfowl
Home of the worst-smelling food?