Double Arch geological feature collapses in Utah [Video]

PAGE, AZ — A geological feature known as the Double Arch, or Hole in the Roof, has collapsed. According to National Park Service Rangers in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area it collapsed on Thursday, Aug. 8.

The arch was located in the Rock Creek Bay area of Glen Canyon.

In a press release, Jake Ohlson, the deputy superintendent of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area said officials don’t know exactly what caused the arch to collapse. But they believe that changing water levels and erosion from wave action were contributing factors. 

And then there is also age.

“Double Arch was formed from 190-million-year-old Navajo sandstone originating in the late Triassic to early Jurassic periods,” Ohlson said in the release. 

In all of those years, the stone has weathered wind and rain which also contributed to its changing features.

“This event serves as a reminder of our responsibility and need to protect the mineral resources surrounding Lake …