Wrather Arch
Wrather Arch is in a short side canyon off Paria Canyon
in the Paria Canyon Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area
which overlaps the Utah and Arizona border. It is a 38 mile
hike from the White House Trailhead in Utah to Lees Ferry
in Arizona. The trailhead for Paria Canyon is about
two miles South of the Contact Station (Ranger Station),
at the small White House Campground (there is a gravel
road to the campground). The trail enters the Paria drainage
and from there it is 20 miles to the mouth of Wrather
Canyon. It is about 3/8 of a mile up the
Canyon to the Arch. With a span of 246 ft. it is the 6th longest in the world. Such a hike is for experienced hikers who are well equipped and prepared as well as being fully aware of the dangers of hiking in a canyon subject to flash flooding. So qualified were Rob and Kathleen Jones who took this hike early in May of 2004. Rob took this photo as well as the panorama photo, qv. There are several Paria Canyon websites, one of which is a Bureau of Land Management site Another excellent site with a poetic description of the entire length of the Canyon is a Utah Outdoors site. |
