Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
| Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument | |
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| Staircase National Monument | |
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IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
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| Location | Kane County and Garfield County, Utah, United States |
| Nearest city | Kanab, UT |
| Coordinates | 37°24′0″N 111°41′0″W / 37.40000°N 111.68333°WCoordinates: 37°24′0″N 111°41′0″W / 37.40000°N 111.68333°W |
| Area | 1,880,461 acres (7,609.96 km2) |
| Established | September 18, 1996 |
| Visitors | 878,000 (in 2014) |
| Governing body | U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) |
| Website | Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument |
The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is a U.S. National Monument protecting 1,880,461 acres (760,996 ha) of land in southern Utah.
There are three main regions: the Grand Staircase, the Kaiparowits Plateau, and the Canyons of the Escalante - all of which are administered by the Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System. President Bill Clinton designated the area as a national monument in 1996 using his authority under the Antiquities Act. Grand Staircase-Escalante encompasses the largest land area of all U.S. National Monuments.
The Monument is managed by the Bureau of Land Management rather than the National Park Service. This was the first National Monument managed by the BLM. Visitor centers are located in Cannonville, Big Water, Escalante, and Kanab.
The Monument stretches from the towns of Big Water, Glendale and Kanab, Utah on the southwest, to the towns of Escalante and Boulder on the northeast. Encompassing 1.9 million acres, the monument is slightly larger in area than the state of Delaware.
The western part of the Monument is dominated by the Paunsaugunt Plateau and the Paria River, and is adjacent to Bryce Canyon National Park. This section shows the geologic progression of the Grand Staircase.
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