Parks and public landsNash Wash State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 10.9 mi · 539 acresArches National Parknational park · 27.8 mi · 87,525 acresManti-La Sal National Forestnational forest · 55.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 31 May 202216 mi away, near Thompson Springs, UtahMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 31 May 202216 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGrand County, UT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality60% of days had good air in 2025219 of 364 days measured145 moderate daysMedian index 47, worst day 96main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Grand County monitors, UT
Drinking waterMoab Cityserves 9,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation6,806 ft2,074 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Getting aroundAirportCanyonlands Regional Airport CNY34 miInterstateI-7018 miUS highwayUS 6 Bus18 miAmtrakGreen River, UT GRI38 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 84540 ZIP area.
