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Escalante Utah Map

Explore Escalante, Utah, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Escalante, Utah

How to Use This Escalante, Utah Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Escalante, Utah. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Utah or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Escalante.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Escalante
State	Utah (UT)
County	Garfield County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	37.770266
Longitude	-111.602119
Population	786
Density	91.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	84726
Area Code	801
County Seat	Panguitch
School District	Garfield School District

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About Escalante, Utah

Escalante is a locality in Garfield County, Utah, United States. It is a small community with a population of 786. The population density is 91.9 people per km². Escalante is located at 37.7703°N, 111.6021°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Escalante is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 84726.

Escalante occupies a high, arid expanse where the Escalante River carves a winding path through the rugged terrain of Potato Valley. It lies 80.0 miles east of Cedar City, UT (from Cedar City, UT: bearing 85°T), and is situated 59.7 miles north of Page. The light here possesses a particular clarity, turning the surrounding earth into a palette of muted ochres and deep, burnt siennas that seem to deepen as the sun descends toward the distant Black Hills. To the west, the landscape rises into the verdant, pine-scented elevation of Dixie National Forest, providing a stark contrast to the sun-baked plains that stretch toward the horizon. Water is a precious commodity in this dry basin, gathered sparingly in the nearby Wide Hollow Reservoir, which offers a quiet mirror to the vast, cloud-streaked sky.

Settlers arrived in this remote corner of the frontier with a resolve that remains visible in the orderly, grid-like arrangement of the streets and the modest, sturdy architecture of the older dwellings. History here is marked by the grueling passage of pioneers who struggled through the challenging terrain of the Hole-in-the-Rock Road, a route that still defines the spirit of persistence held by those who make Escalante their home. Today, the economy leans into the quiet endurance of agriculture and the presence of travelers drawn to the stark, silent beauty of the desert. Life in Escalante moves with the measured pace of the seasons, where the wind carries the scent of sagebrush and the evening air cools rapidly, inviting a stillness that feels as old as the rock itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dixie National Forest (National Forest) — 0.3 mi, 068° E · 1.9M acres
Escalante State Park (State Park) — 1.1 mi, 000° N
Phipps - Death Hollow Instant Study Area Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 1.2 mi, 061° NE · 45k acres
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (National Monument) — 1.2 mi, 061° NE · 1.9M acres
Old Wagon (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 113° SE
Carcass Canyon Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 2.6 mi, 198° S · 49k acres
Horizon Arch (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 238° SW
Old Cabin (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 265° W
Hole-in-the-Rock (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 128° SE
Box-Death Hollow Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.0 mi, 000° N · 26k acres
Serenity Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 194° S
Escalante Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.5 mi, 086° E
Shaman and the Hunter (Historic Ruins) — 9.7 mi, 087° E
100 Hands Panel (Historic Ruins) — 9.9 mi, 087° E
Upper Sand Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 9.9 mi, 360° N
Anasazi State Park Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 045° NE
Table Cliff Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 16.1 mi, 256° W
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 18.6 mi, 117° SE · 1.2M acres
Clay Creek Group Site (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 265° W
Bryce Canyon National Park (National Park) — 26.8 mi, 260° W · 36k acres
Capitol Reef National Park (National Park) — 28.0 mi, 054° NE · 244k acres
Bryce Wildlife Adventure (Museum) — 32.9 mi, 262° W
Fishlake National Forest (National Forest) — 36.2 mi, 011° N · 1.5M acres
Nielsen Grist Mill Marker (Monument) — 37.4 mi, 008° N
Gallery 24 (Gallery) — 38.1 mi, 017° N
Panguitch Art Gallery (Gallery) — 45.7 mi, 275° W
Catstair Canyon Detroit Riprap (Public Artwork) — 48.7 mi, 204° SW
Mesa (Cinema) — 59.4 mi, 172° S
Adventurous Antelope Canyon Galleria (Gallery) — 59.5 mi, 172° S
Carl's Critter Garden (Museum) — 64.0 mi, 049° NE

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