Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is a United States national monument protecting the Grand Staircase, the Kaiparowits Plateau, and the Canyons of the Escalante in southern Utah. It spans across nearly 1.87 million acres of America's public lands, providing extraordinary opportunities for geologists, paleontologists, archeologists, historians, and biologists in scientific research, education, and exploration. The monument features a spectacular Grand Staircase of cliffs and terraces, a rugged Kaiparowits Plateau, and the wonders of the Escalante River Canyons. Visitors can explore the monument's size, resources, and remote character, which offer opportunities for quiet recreation and solitude. The area is also home to numerous dinosaur fossils, including the 75-million-year-old Gryposaurus monumentensis, and features a variety of landscapes, from low-lying desert to coniferous forest