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Owachomo Bridge spanning White Canyon

Fig. 1Owachomo Bridge spanning White Canyon

Photo: Natural Bridges National Monument · CC BY 2.0

Landform

Three stream-carved bridges in Cedar Mesa sandstone — Sipapu, Kachina, Owachomo — spanning a pair of desert canyons.

Field note

These are bridges, not arches: a stream went through, not around. Owachomo is the thinnest and most elegant. The park is one of the darkest night skies in the lower 48.

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