Escalante River canyons
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The Escalante River canyons are a network of deep, scenic sandstone gorges in southern Utah renowned for their slot canyons, arches, and remote desert wilderness.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Escalante Canyons | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canyon system
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geographic region ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| climate |
desert
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semi-arid ⓘ |
| contains |
Calf Creek Canyon
NERFINISHED
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Choprock Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Coyote Gulch NERFINISHED ⓘ Death Hollow NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt canyons ⓘ Escalante River main canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Fence Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Harris Wash NERFINISHED ⓘ Neon Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecosystem | desert riparian ⓘ |
| geology |
Navajo Sandstone
NERFINISHED
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Wingate Sandstone NERFINISHED ⓘ sandstone ⓘ |
| hazard |
difficult route-finding
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extreme heat ⓘ flash floods ⓘ |
| knownFor |
photography opportunities
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remote desert wilderness ⓘ scenic hiking ⓘ technical canyoneering routes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
southern Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWatercourse | Escalante River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Boulder, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Escalante, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Escalante River watershed
NERFINISHED
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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Staircase–Escalante region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularActivity |
backpacking
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camping ⓘ canyoneering ⓘ hiking ⓘ packrafting ⓘ |
| state | Utah ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
arches
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desert slickrock ⓘ narrow gorges ⓘ natural bridges ⓘ slot canyons ⓘ |
| vegetation |
cottonwood trees
ⓘ
pinyon-juniper woodland ⓘ sagebrush ⓘ willows ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Escalante Canyons