Highest natural arch
- Who
- Tushuk Tash
- What
- 366 metre(s)
- Where
- China
- When
- 1947
Tushuk Tash (Pierced Rock) is a natural arch of conglomerate material located west-northwest of K’ashih, Sinkiang, China. In 2000 an expedition from National Geographic measured the height of the arch to be around 366 m (1,200 ft).
The arch was first described in a book by British mountaineer Eric Shipton in 1947. The team from National Geographic measured the height of the arch opening using ropes. Tushuk Tash is around 50 m shorter than the height of the Empire State Building in New York, USA.
Tushuk Tash is also sometimes referred to as Shipton's Lost Arch.