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Park map with the Devils Garden circled in red (click on map to enlarge) Major sections of the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument: Grand Staircase, west; Canyons of the Escalante, east; Kaiparowits Plateau, central; Roads and features: Utah Scenic Byway 12; Hole-in-the-Rock Road; Hole-in-the-Rock formation; Notable explorers:
David Urmann, Trail Guide to Grand Staircase–Escalante (Gibbs Smith, 1999) ISBN 0-87905-885-4; Robert B. Keiter, Sarah B. George and Joro Walker (editors), Visions of the Grand Staircase–Escalante: Examining Utah's Newest National Monument (Utah Museum of Natural History and Wallace Stegner Center, 1998) ISBN 0-940378-12-4
The Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument (GSENM) is a United States national monument protecting the Grand Staircase, the Kaiparowits Plateau, and the Canyons of the Escalante (Escalante River) in southern Utah.
Along with the Grand Staircase and the Canyons of the Escalante, it makes up a significant portion of the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument. Its extension to the southeast, Fiftymile Mountain, runs nearly to the Colorado River and Lake Powell, and is a prominent part of the northern skyline from the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument — a United States National Monument located within Garfield County and Kane County in southern Utah. The park's three main regions are the Grand Staircase , the Kaiparowits Plateau , and the Canyons of the Escalante .
Stevens Arch is a large natural arch located in Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Utah.The bridge has a span of 220 feet (67.06 metres), making it the fourteenth longest natural arch span in the United States as measured by the Natural Arch and Bridge Society.