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The Devils Garden of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) in south central Utah, the United States, is a natural desert area featuring hoodoos, natural arches and other sandstone formations. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) designated the name ''Devils Garden'' (without an apostrophe according to USGS naming conventions〔) on December 31, 1979.〔 The area is also known as the ''Devils Garden Outstanding Natural Area'' within the National Landscape Conservation System.〔 The formations in the Devils Garden were created, and continue to be shaped, by various weathering and erosional processes.〔〔 These natural processes have been shaping sandstone layers formed more than 166 million years ago during the Jurassic period's Middle epoch.〔〔 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administers the Devils Garden and the entire GSENM which is the first National Monument assigned to the BLM.〔 ==Geography== The Devils Garden is located by road southeast of Escalante, Utah.〔 To the west of the area are the Straight Cliffs which define the eastern edge of the Kaiparowits Plateau. To the east of the area is the Escalante River whose tributaries have formed many slot canyons. To the north is the Dixie National Forest and to the south are the Hole-in-the-Rock and Lake Powell which are located within the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The Devils Garden is situated at an elevation of above sea level and is identified on the USGS map named ''Seep Flat'' (datum: NAD83), in Garfield County, Utah.〔〔 The area measures 640 acres〔 which is equal to . The Hole-in-the-Rock Road is the main access road to the Devils Garden. The unpaved〔 road heads southeast into the National Monument beginning at its intersection with Utah Scenic Byway 12 which is east of Escalante. After traveling along the Hole-in-the-Rock Road there is a turnoff to the right leading to the Devils Garden area.〔 The majority of the interesting sandstone formations are located in a compact area adjacent to the parking lot.〔 A climate summary and the current weather forecast for the Escalante area are available in the ''External links'' section. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Devil's Garden (Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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