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Escalante Desert

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26: 45: 1402: 52: 198:. The region spans most of Iron County, which annually has 13 inches (330 mm) rainfall and 5.9 feet (1.8 m) snowfall. The Escalante region also lies primarily between 218: 1477: 118: 364: 384: 1472: 1443: 275: 224: 950: 420: 44: 1190: 1270: 308: 352: 349: 346: 343: 340: 1482: 1371: 1467: 168: 111: 1436: 762: 1462: 1381: 1093: 970: 461: 1429: 1300: 1252: 1053: 1043: 998: 980: 719: 641: 1342: 1230: 1175: 1123: 1083: 544: 413: 207: 203: 199: 1309: 1157: 1128: 1098: 1058: 494: 269: 195: 1417: 8: 1180: 1148: 1018: 832: 752: 674: 1334: 937: 476: 1354: 1210: 1170: 1108: 1073: 1063: 1048: 466: 388: 341:
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Escalante Desert (1440959),
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From the Escalante Desert region's peripheral ridges, the elevation slowly
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William R. Lund, Southern Utah Office (December 21, 2005).
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Lund Highway
Escalante Desert is located in Utah
Utah
Iron
Coordinates
37°55′N 113°30′W / 37.92°N 113.5°W / 37.92; -113.5
Great Basin
desert
ecoregion
deserts and xeric shrublands
biome
Utah
Cedar City
Iron County, Utah
Millard County
State Route 56
Route 21
Interstate 15
declines
Lund Flats
38°01′19″N 113°26′20″W / 38.02194°N 113.43889°W / 38.02194; -113.43889
Milford
Lund
Beryl Junction
37°42′34″N 113°39′22″W / 37.70944°N 113.65611°W / 37.70944; -113.65611
fissures
groundwater-related subsidence
groundwater
irrigation

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