- Escalante Desert
The Escalante Desert is found northwest of
Cedar City, Utah . It lies mostly between State Route 56 and State Route 21 and north and west of Interstate 15 in Iron County. It is about convert|3000|sqmi|km2 in extent, and embraces most of Iron County.The Highest parts of the desert around the periphery range from convert|5700|ft|m above
sea level , slowly sloping down to an average of convert|5080|ft|m inLund Flats a mile northwest of Lund and along the railroad tracks from Milford as they approach Lund. From this low point the land around the railroad climbs briefly up to 5090, then resumes dropping to convert|4957|ft|m above sea level by the time it reaches Milford.This area averages convert|8|in|mm of
rainfall per year.In 2005 three
fissure s were discovered to have formed nearBeryl Junction . The likely cause of the fissuring is believed to be the extraction ofgroundwater forirrigation .ee also
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Silvestre Vélez de Escalante References
*cite book|first=Stuart|last=Allan|title=California Road and Recreation Atlas|year=2005|publisher=
Benchmark Maps |pages=p. 7 The West|id=ISBN 0-929591-80-1
*cite web|url=http://geology.utah.gov/utahgeo/hazards/fissures.htm|author=William R. Lund, Southern Utah Office|date=December 21 2005 |title=Earth Fissures near Beryl Junction in the Escalante Desert
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