Photo: Fiery Furnace Utah

The needles of the Fiery Furnace in Arches National Park with the La Sal Mountains in the background in Utah, USA.

An intricate maze of eroded red and cream colored ridges with very narrow ravines between each one is a major feature known as the Fiery Furnace in Arches National Park in Utah, USA. Looking across the canyon lands from the Fiery Furnace, you get a picturesque view of the La Sal Mountains that were formed in Utah about twenty-four million years ago.The valley below the Fiery Furnace of Utah and all the underlying rock is made of unstable salt deposits and it was these layers that continuously shifted and made the heavier sandstone rocks become twisted out of shape. This is how the uneven landscape of fins and ravines were created throughout the Arches National Park in Utah, USA.While visiting Arches National Park in Utah, USA you must obtain a hiking permit and watch a video before being allowed to hike through the Fiery Furnace. Groups are highly advised to sign up for a ranger-guided hike in the Fiery Furnace in Utah and follow their lead while attempting this trek. ... continue below the picture...

... The hikes in the Fiery Furnace are about three hours long and are fairly strenuous as you scramble through narrow cracks and ledges. The Fiery Furnace is an extremely interesting place to visit and worth every step you take on your hike in Arches National Park, Utah.The Fiery Furnace, Arches National Park, Utah, USA, North America.