page_title: Escalante, Utah
hierarchical_section_title: Escalante, Utah
caption_attribution_description: English: Escalante, Utah, United States - view of town and the Straight Cliffs from the north.
context_page_description: Escalante is a city in central Garfield County, Utah, United States located along Utah Scenic Byway 12 in the south central part of the state. As of the 2010 census, there were 797 people living 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 to the northeast on SR-12, and Henrieville which is 30 miles 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 abut much of the city's limits. The Hole-in-the-Rock Road, which begins 5 mi east of Escalante, is the main access road into the eastern section of GSENM. The road leads to the Canyons of the Escalante, the Devils Garden and the Hole-in-the-Rock.
context_section_description: Escalante (/ɛskəˈlɑːnteɪ/, locally /ˈɛskəlæn(t)i/ or /ˈɛskəlænt/) is a city in central 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 living 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 Devils Garden and the Hole-in-the-Rock.
caption: Escalante and the Straight Cliffs from the north
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