Does the Colorado Desert have rainfall?

Answer 1

No, but much of the agricultural land is water dependent and marginal at best without irrigation.

Clarification:

Much of western Colorado lies in what is known as the Colorado Plateau Desert. From about Grand Junction west to the Utah border is desert and semi-arid land.

Answer 2

No, the Mojave Desert is the hottest. The Colorado Desert is a part of the larger Sonoran Desert. The hottest temperature ever reliably measured in any desert was measured in Death Valley of the Mojave.

Answer 3

The Colorado Plateau Desert in the southwestern part of Colorado is the largest desert in the state.

Answer 4

Yes the whole mid-Western part of Colorado is desert. Definitely the Grand Junction area.

Answer 5

Only the Colorado Plateau Desert enters western Colorado.

Answer 6

The only desert in Colorado covers much of the western part of the state is the Colorado Plateau Desert.

Answer 7

Yes, rain falls occasionally in the Colorado Desert.