Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument contains 1.9 million acres (7,571 km) of land in southern Utah, the United States. There are three main regions: the Grand Staircase, the Kaiparowits Plateau, and the Canyons of the Escalante. President Bill Clinton designated the area as a U.S. National Monument in 1996 using his authority under the Antiquities Act. 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 ... [ Read More at Wikipedia ]