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Begin your virtual tour of Kane County by clicking on any of the above entry points,
and follow roads or trails through a network of linked images.
More than half of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument lies within Kane County and typifies its dramatic topography. In 1880, geologist Clarence Dutton gave the name Grand Staircase to five layers of cliffs-the Chocolate, Vermilion, White, Gray, and Pink Cliffs-which climb from the Sonoran desert on the south edge of Kane County to the coniferous forests northward in the county. The stunning cliffs, dramatic canyons and beautiful alpine forests, along with the silence of the deserts give Kane County an unparalleled diversity of scenery and geology. With only 6,046 people inhabiting its 3,992 square miles (half of them at Kanab), a vast wilderness here awaits the modern-day explorer.
Two national parks also lie on the borders of Kane County, and a national recreation area. Zion National Park is on the western boundary, Bryce Canyon on the northern boundary and Glen Canyon Recreation Area on the eastern boundary, which follows the Colorado River. Kanab lies at the feet of the Vermilion cliffs, southward in the county near the Arizona border. U. S. Highway 89 travels northward from there, through the cliffs and into the mountains via Long Valley. It heads eastward from Kanab, along the base of the cliffs, to cross the Colorado River at Page, Arizona.
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