Escalante Utah Map
Escalante, Utah — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Escalante, Garfield County.
Interactive Map of Escalante, Utah
| City | Escalante |
| State | Utah (UT) |
| County | Garfield |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 37.770266 |
| Longitude | -111.602119 |
| Population | 604 |
| Density | 73.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Escalante, Utah
Escalante is a locality in Garfield County, Utah, United States. It is a small community with a population of 604. The population density is 73.1 people per km². Escalante is located at 37.7703°N, 111.6021°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 84726.
Escalante rests in a vast, ochre-hued basin, where the earth itself seems to exhale a dry, mineral scent. It lies 80.0 miles east of Cedar City, UT (from Cedar City, UT: bearing 85°T), and is situated 28.1 miles east-north-east of Tropic. Towering sandstone cliffs, sculpted by millennia of wind and water, ring the valley, their surfaces a mosaic of reds, oranges, and pale creams, particularly vivid when the low sun ignites them at dawn or dusk. The Escalante River, a ribbon of surprising green, threads its way through this austere landscape, its banks a haven for cottonwood trees whose leaves whisper secrets on the infrequent breeze. The air here is thin and carries the faint, clean tang of sagebrush and dust, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. This is a place built on resilience, its history entwined with the discovery of coal and the tenacious spirit of those who sought to carve a life from this rugged terrain. For generations, the rhythm of Escalante was dictated by the demands of the mines, a hard-won prosperity that left its mark on the sturdy, practical architecture of the homes and businesses. Though the era of large-scale mining has largely receded, the echo of that industrial past lingers, a quiet hum beneath the surface. Today, Escalante draws visitors not for its subterranean wealth, but for the breathtaking panoramas of nearby Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, a vast expanse of wilderness where the earth's geological story unfolds in spectacular fashion, drawing hikers and adventurers to its labyrinthine canyons and soaring mesas.
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About This Escalante Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Escalante, Utah with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Escalante and Garfield County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Escalante is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Escalante is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
