Jensen in Uintah County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Escalante Expedition
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 27, 2025
1. Escalante Expedition Marker
About four miles above this place crossed Green River -their San Buenaventura- on the sixteenth day of September 1776 the Escalante expedition on the way from Santa Fe New Mexico to Monterey California
Composed of these persons
Fray Francisco Atanasio Dominguez
Fray Francisco Silvestre Velez de Escalante
and
Don Juan Pedro Cisneros
Don Bernardo Miera y Pacheco
Don Jauquin Lain
Lorenzo Olivares
Andres Munez
Lucrecio Munez
Juan Aguilar
Simon Lucero
Erected by Sons of the America Revolution.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. In addition, it is included in the Dominguez y Escalante Expedition, and the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 16, 1776.
Location. 40° 22.194′ N, 109° 21.629′ W. Marker is in Jensen, Utah, in Uintah County. It is on Highway 40 west of 9000 E Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8700 Hwy 40, Jensen UT 84035, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Uinta
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First School in Jensen (approx. 0.7 miles away); Jensen (Mau-be) Ferry (approx. 1.3 miles away); River of Good Fortune (approx. 4.4 miles away); Pottery Shop (approx. 7.9 miles away); A Fremont Mystery (approx. 9.7 miles away); A Real Pioneer (approx. 10½ miles away); Twentieth Century Homestead (approx. 10½ miles away); WWI Memorial (approx. 10.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jensen.
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 27, 2025
2. Escalante Expedition Marker
Marker on the right.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 226 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 29, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
