<p><br> Perched high above the Colorado River, <a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/arches-national-park/">Arches National Park</a> is part of southern <a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/united-states/utah-guide/">Utah</a>'s extended canyon country, carved and shaped by eons of weathering and erosion. Courthouse Towers, pictured here, is close to the park's headquarters.</p>

Courthouse Towers


Perched high above the Colorado River, Arches National Park is part of southern Utah's extended canyon country, carved and shaped by eons of weathering and erosion. Courthouse Towers, pictured here, is close to the park's headquarters.

Photograph by Eastcott Momatiuk/Getty Images

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