Natural Bridges Monument
There are 3 natural bridges in close proximity to each other which is the reason that the area was made a National Monument. The bridges were discovered in 1883 and were given various names over time. When the area became a national monument they were given the Hopi Indian names of Owachomo, Sipapu and Kachina. The area’s annual precipitation averages 13 inches and elevation ranges from 5,500 to 6,500 feet. The area is definitely a true desert. The rock in the park, the sandstone, was first formed by windblown sand. The desert streams would occasionally score its beds with a great head of water and sand creating conditions for forming natural bridges. At 10:00 a.m. it was a cool 80 degrees and by the time we left at 3:00 p.m. it was well into the 90’s which felt cool compared to Lake Powell where we were staying which was ranging at about 105 degrees.
There are 3 natural bridges in close proximity to each other which is the reason that the area was made a National Monument. The bridges were discovered in 1883 and were given various names over time. When the area became a national monument they were given the Hopi Indian names of Owachomo, Sipapu and Kachina. The area’s annual precipitation averages 13 inches and elevation ranges from 5,500 to 6,500 feet. The area is definitely a true desert. The rock in the park, the sandstone, was first formed by windblown sand. The desert streams would occasionally score its beds with a great head of water and sand creating conditions for forming natural bridges. At 10:00 a.m. it was a cool 80 degrees and by the time we left at 3:00 p.m. it was well into the 90’s which felt cool compared to Lake Powell where we were staying which was ranging at about 105 degrees.
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