Escalante
Wilderness
The Grand
Staircase - Escalante National Monument offers some of the most spectacular
photography in Utah. Just south of Capitol Reef National Park and
west of Canyonlands National Park, the Escalante monument spreads
across 1.7 million acres of red rock canyons, cliffs and mesas, natural
bridges and arches, rivers, streams, deserts, and forests. Established
in 1996, the monument is accessed either from State Route 12 from
the north or U.S. Highway 89 from the south. Zion National Park and
Bryce Canyon National Park are on the west. The Waterpocket Fold forms
the Escalante monument’s eastern border, and parts of Lake Powell
and the Colorado River lie within its southern boundary.
The Escalante monument is jointly managed by the National Park Service,
National Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management. Contact
Bureau of Land Management, Escalante Interagency Visitor Center, 755
W. Main Street, Escalante, UT 84726. Phone: 435-826-5499. |
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#2924
Fruit Orchard, Capitol Reef |
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#2928
Phipps Wash, Escalante |
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#2934
Cottonwood |
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#2943
Fruit Orchard, Capitol Reef |
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#2916
Lower Calf Creek Falls, Escalante |
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#2936
Cottonwood, Escalante |
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#2917
Phipps Wash, Escalante |
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#2930
Fruit Orchard, Capitol Reef |
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#2944
Phipps Wash, Escalante |
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#2926
Capitol Reef trail |
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#2933
Burr Trail, Escalante |
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#2932
Fall Leaves, Escalante |
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#2931
Fall Reeds |
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#2937
Lower Calf Creek Falls, Escalante |
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#2911
Lower Calf Creek Falls, Escalante |
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#2915
Lower Calf Creek Falls Canyon, Escalante |
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#2920
Tamarisk |
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#2922
Burr Trail, Escalante |
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#2923
Burr Trail, Escalante |
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#2929
Fruit Orchard, Capitol Reef |
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#2938
Lower Calf Creek Falls Canyon, Escalante |
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#2942
Fruit Orchard, Capitol Reef |
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#2918
Lower Calf Creek Falls Canyon, Escalante |
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#2935
Cottonwoods |
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#2919
Lower Calf Creek Falls Canyon, Escalante |
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#2927
Burr Trail Cottonwood, Escalante |
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#2945
Phipps Wash, Escalante |
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#2925
Capitol Reef Trail |
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#2921
Cottonwood |
#2910
Lower Calf Creek Falls, Escalante |
#2941
Burr Trail Cottonwood, Escalante |
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