Gold Bar Arch
About
Gold Bar Arch is a natural arch in Grand County, Utah, on Bureau of Land Management land within the Moab Field Office. It sits at about 4,864 feet, roughly 5 miles from Moab. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 70°F and October highs around 72°F, while July highs average near 99°F. Gold Bar Canyon, a climbing area, lies just 0.1 mile away, and Culvert Canyon is about a mile off. The Gold Bar Rim Bike Trail is about 1.1 miles away, and Gold Bar Group Sites, a campground, is about 1.6 miles away.
Arch Facts
Elevation
4,864 ft
Land manager
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Gold Bar Arch
Utah
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Mar–May. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 62–80°F and lows of 37–53°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Arches Np Hqs, UT weather station, 1.6 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan42° high22° low
- Feb50° high29° low
- Mar62° high37° low
- Apr70° high44° low
- May80° high53° low
- Jun93° high63° low
- Jul99° high70° low
- Aug96° high68° low
- Sep87° high58° low
- Oct72° high44° low
- Nov56° high33° low
- Dec42° high24° low
Where it is
- Moab Field Office · Bureau of Land Management
- Nearest town
- Moab, Utah · 5.3 mi
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
Nearby
Gold Bar CanyonRock climbingPhoto: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi- Unnamed BLM TrailHiking0.9 mi
Culvert CanyonRock climbingPhoto: stevendamron, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1 mi- Gold Bar Rim Bike TrailHiking1.1 mi
- Little Canyon TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Gold Bar Group SitesCamping1.6 mi
Potash RoadRock climbingPhoto: cifraser1, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.9 mi- King's Bottom CampgroundCamping4.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Gold Bar Arch
Best months: March–May and October–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
42° / 22°
4 wet
Feb
50° / 29°
4 wet
Mar
62° / 37°
5 wet
Apr
70° / 44°
5 wet
May
80° / 53°
5 wet
Jun
93° / 63°
3 wet
Jul
99° / 70°
5 wet
Aug
96° / 68°
6 wet
Sep
87° / 58°
5 wet
Oct
72° / 44°
5 wet
Nov
56° / 33°
4 wet
Dec
42° / 24°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Arches Np Hqs, UT, 1.6 mi away at 4,093 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
