Needles, Canyonlands in San Juan County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
The George Albert Smith Arch
Photographed by Lester Robert Dowell, April 6, 1957
1. The George Albert Smith Arch Marker
Lester Robert "Bob" Dowell with the scout group installing the plaque April 6 1957
To this great leader scouter friend of youth and President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, this arch is affectionately dedicated April 6, 1957
Erected 1957 by Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association. (Marker Number 131.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association series list.
Location. 38° 8.425′ N, 109° 48.457′ W. Marker is in Needles, Canyonlands, Utah, in San Juan County. It can be reached from Big Spring Canyon Trail south of Utah Route 1181. The marker is located near the Peekaboo Springs camping area in Needles. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monticello UT 84535, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Canyon Country. It is also in the American Mountain West, in Colorado Plateau, and at the Four Corners. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wooden Shoe Arch (approx. 1.6 miles away); Stone Storehouse Trail (approx. 2.9 miles away); Water to Live By (approx. 3.2 miles away); Bates E. Wilson (approx. 3.2 miles away); Stephen Tyng Mather (approx. 3.2 miles away); Cave Spring Trail (approx. 3.3 miles away); Protecting Wilderness (approx. 12.3 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2025, by Lester Robert Dowell of Anacortes, WAshington. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 33 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 2, 2025, by Lester Robert Dowell of Anacortes, WAshington. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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