Grand Staircase-Escalante Geology Exhibit

The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is named for its series of plateaus that descend from Bryce Canyon south towards the Grand Canyon. There are 24 formations that form five ‘stair-step’ cliffs: Pink Cliffs, Grey Cliffs, White Cliffs, Vermillion Cliffs and Chocolate Cliffs. Depending on where you stand in the monument, the formation is between 50 million and 275 million years old. Despite its age, the Grand Staircase is relatively new, as it was the last part of the lower 48 United States to be mapped out. Walk through the formations and geological specimens in this display.