Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument

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Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument is a vast protected landscape in southern Utah known for its dramatic canyons, plateaus, unique rock formations, and rich paleontological and archaeological resources.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States national monument
national monument
protected area
administeredBy Bureau of Land Management
areaReducedBy Donald Trump administration
areaReducedOn 2017-12-04
areaRestoredBy Joe Biden administration
areaRestoredOn 2021-10-08
contains Calf Creek Falls
Cosmic Ashtray
Coyote Gulch
Devils Garden
Escalante Canyons
Escalante River canyons
Grand Staircase
Hole-in-the-Rock Road area
Kaiparowits Basin fossil sites
Kaiparowits Plateau
Lower Calf Creek Falls
linked to: Calf Creek Falls

Paria River area
Peek-a-boo Gulch
Spooky Gulch
Upper Calf Creek Falls
linked to: Calf Creek Falls

Wahweap area
Zebra Slot Canyon
country United States
ecosystem high desert
pinyon-juniper woodland
riparian corridors
establishedBy Bill Clinton
establishedOn 1996-09-18
establishedUnder Antiquities Act of 1906
geologicFeature Grand Staircase of sedimentary rock layers
geologicPeriodRepresented Cretaceous
Jurassic
governingBody U.S. Department of the Interior
hasVisitorCenter Big Water Visitor Center
Escalante Interagency Visitor Center
Kanab Visitor Center
Paria Contact Station
knownFor archaeological resources
dinosaur fossils
dramatic canyons
paleontological resources
plateaus
remote wilderness character
scenic landscapes
slot canyons
unique rock formations
locatedIn Garfield County, Utah
Kane County, Utah
Utah
locatedInRegion southern Utah
nearestCity Escalante, Utah
Kanab, Utah
linked to: Kanab
originalArea about 1.7 million acres
about 6,880 square kilometers
partOf Colorado Plateau
tourismActivity backpacking
camping
canyoneering
hiking
photography

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Utah hasNationalMonument Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Colorado Plateau contains Grand Staircase
linked to: Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Colorado Plateau contains Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Kaiparowits Plateau partOf Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Kaiparowits Plateau partOf Grand Staircase physiographic region
linked to: Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Southern Utah contains Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
subject linked to: southern Utah
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument contains Grand Staircase
linked to: Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area adjacentTo Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Kane County, Utah containsProtectedArea Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Kane County, Utah containsLandform Grand Staircase
linked to: Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Rainbow Point hasViewOf Grand Staircase region
linked to: Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Wahweap Formation partOf Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Straight Cliffs Formation exposedIn Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Escalante River canyons partOf Grand Staircase–Escalante region
linked to: Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Big Water, Utah gatewayTo Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Hole-in-the-Rock Road area partOf Grand Staircase–Escalante region
linked to: Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Calf Creek Falls partOf Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Spooky Gulch partOf Grand Staircase–Escalante area
linked to: Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Zebra Slot Canyon locatedInProtectedArea Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Paria River area partOf Grand Staircase–Escalante region
linked to: Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Paria River area partOf Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Grand Staircase of sedimentary rock layers includes Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument area
linked to: Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Escalante Interagency Visitor Center locatedInProtectedArea Grand Staircase–Escalante region
linked to: Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Escalante Interagency Visitor Center near Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Big Water Visitor Center locatedInProtectedArea Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Paria Contact Station locatedIn Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Escalante, Utah hasNearbyProtectedArea Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Escalante, Utah isGatewayTo Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Kaiparowits Formation partOf Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Kanab isGatewayTo Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Kanab hasNearbyProtectedArea Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Coyote Gulch locatedInDesert Grand Staircase–Escalante region
linked to: Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Kanab Visitor Center locatedIn Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Kanab Visitor Center partOf Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument visitor center network
linked to: Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Kanab Visitor Center serviceArea Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Escalante River locatedIn Grand Staircase–Escalante region
linked to: Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Escalante River locatedInProtectedArea Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Arizona–Utah border nearNationalMonument Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
present-day Utah hasNationalMonument Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Garfield County, Utah contains Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
subject linked to: Garfield County
Southwestern Utah contains Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
subject linked to: southwestern Utah
Mount Carmel Junction hasNearbyAttraction Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Paria River Canyon hasNearbyFeature Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
linked to: Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Canyon Point, Utah nearbyAttraction Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
U.S. Route 89 (Utah) passesNear Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
U.S. Route 89A (Arizona–Utah) nearbyAttraction Grand Staircase–Escalante region
linked to: Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Kodachrome Basin State Park nearbyAttraction Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Glendale, Utah hasNearbyAttraction Grand Staircase–Escalante region
linked to: Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Panguitch, Utah nearbyProtectedArea Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Tropic, Utah hasNearbyAttraction Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument