Shipton's Arch

Shipton's Arch (Uyghur: تۆشۈك تاغ‎, ULY: Töshük tagh, UYY: Tɵxük taƣ, USY: Төшүк тағ, literally "Hole Mountain"; simplified Chinese: 阿图什天门; traditional Chinese: 阿圖什天門; pinyin: Ātúshí tiānmén; Wade–Giles: A¹t'u²shih² t'ien¹men²; literally: "Artux Heavenly Gate" or simply simplified Chinese: 天门; traditional Chinese: 天門; pinyin: Tiānmén; Wade–Giles: T'ien¹men²; literally: "Heavenly Gate") is a conglomerate natural arch in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is located in Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture west-northwest of Kashgar, near the village of Artux, at an altitude of 2,973 metres (9,754 ft).