Balanced Rock - Utah

Photo by Gsgeorge on Flickr

Balanced Rock is one of the most famous features of Arches National Park, located in Grand County, Utah, United States. 

The total height of Balanced Rock is about 128 feet (39 m), with the balancing rock rising 55 feet (16.75 m) above the base.

The big rock on top is the size of three school buses!

Balanced Rock used to have a companion - a similar, but much smaller balanced rock named "Chip Off The Old Block", which fell during the winter of 1975/1976.

Photo from  fotowelt.chip.de

The shape of the balanced rock changes as you tour around it, but no matter how you look at it, the rock’s ability to stay put is impressive.

Photo by Angelo Ferraris