Escalante, Utah
| Escalante, Utah | |
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| City | |
Main Street at Center Street, looking west
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 Location in Garfield County and state of Utah |
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| Coordinates: 37°46′13″N 111°36′8″W / 37.77028°N 111.60222°WCoordinates: 37°46′13″N 111°36′8″W / 37.77028°N 111.60222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Garfield |
| Settled | 1875 |
| Named for | Silvestre Vélez de Escalante |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.944 sq mi (7.625 km2) |
| • Land | 2.944 sq mi (7.625 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,820 ft (1,774 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 797 |
| • Density | 271/sq mi (104.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 84726 |
| Area code(s) | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-23750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1440956 |
| Website | www |
Escalante (/ɛskəˈlɑːnteɪ/, local /ˈɛskɛlæni/ or /ˈɛskəlænt/) is a city in Garfield County, Utah, United States located along Utah Scenic Byway 12 (SR-12) in the south central part of the state. As of the 2010 census, there were 797 people residing in the city.
The city is named after Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, a Franciscan missionary and a member of the first European expedition into southern Utah.
The nearest towns are Boulder which is 27 miles (43 km) to the northeast on SR-12, and Henrieville which is 30 miles (48 km) to the southwest on SR-12.
The Escalante Petrified Forest State Park is located to the west of the city. Sections of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) abut much of the city's limits. The Hole-in-the-Rock Road, which begins 5 mi (8.0 km) east of Escalante, is the main access road into the eastern section of GSENM. The road leads to the Canyons of the Escalante, the Devil's Garden and the Hole-in-the-Rock.
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