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 * RATTLESNAKE ARCHES**

Rattlesnake arches is a long trail that is outside the Colorado national monument. There are many arches formed by weathering and erosion. The location is exactly 39’N108’W. Rattlesnake arches is a great place to hike and explore. Rattlesnake arches a very famous place to go for the views the terrain and the nature.

DESTRUCTIVE FORCES The arches that are in the monument were created with water, ice and wind. Over years the arches are created while the water seeped through the cracks of the sandstone. When the water seeps through the cracks of the sandstone it starts to expand in the rock. When water goes through the cracks in the sandstone it starts to make an arch in the ground. The danger with the arch is during winter. The moisture of the cracks will expand and when it expands the crack will get bigger and, when spring comes around it melt the ice it will come apart. The arch is made by weathering and erosion.