Escalante, Utah
(Settled in 1875)
Named for Francisco Silvestre Velez de Escalante, a Spanish priest who explored Utah in 1776, although the route he traveled was 150 miles to the west. First called Spud Valley.
Community Facts
- County: Garfield
- Coordinates: 37.7703, -111.6021
- Elevation: 5,820 ft.
- Population: 786 (341 households)
- Area Code: 435
- Prefix: 826
Gardening Info
- Hardiness Zone: 7a
- Annual Precipitation: 10.6 in.
1991-2020 precipitation normals
Sources
- Location and elevation: USGS
- Founding and name: Adapted from Origins of Utah Place Names
- Population and households: 2020 Census
- Hardiness zone: USDA
- Annual precipitation: PRISM
- Area codes and phone prefixes: NANPA
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by Beehive Guide. Updated Oct. 19, 2026.