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 U.S. Bureau of Land Management
surface form: Bureau of Land Management
areaReducedBy Trump administration
surface form: Donald Trump administration
areaReducedOn 2017-12-04
areaRestoredBy Biden administration
surface form: Joe Biden administration
areaRestoredOn 2021-10-08
contains Calf Creek Falls
Cosmic Ashtray
Coyote Gulch
Devils Garden
Escalante River canyons
surface form: Escalante Canyons

Escalante River canyons
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument self-linksurface differs
surface form: Grand Staircase

Hole-in-the-Rock Road area
Kaiparowits Formation
surface form: Kaiparowits Basin fossil sites

Kaiparowits Plateau
Calf Creek Falls
surface form: Lower Calf Creek Falls

Paria River area
Peek-a-boo Gulch
Spooky Gulch
Calf Creek Falls
surface form: Upper Calf Creek Falls

Wahweap area
Zebra Slot Canyon
country United States of America
surface form: 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 United States Department of the Interior
surface form: 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
surface form: Kanab, Utah
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–Escalante National Monument
this entity surface form: Grand Staircase
Colorado Plateau contains Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Kaiparowits Plateau partOf Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Kaiparowits Plateau partOf Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
this entity surface form: Grand Staircase physiographic region
southern Utah contains Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
subject surface form: Southern Utah
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument contains Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Grand Staircase
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–Escalante National Monument
this entity surface form: Grand Staircase
Rainbow Point hasViewOf Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
this entity surface form: Grand Staircase region