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Large parts of Utah receive less 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year on average and this qualifies those areas as deserts.

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Yes, Utah is a desert state. Much of it is covered by either the Great Basin Desert, Colorado Plateau Desert or Mojave Desert.

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The Sierra Nevada Mountains act as a barrier that prevents moisture from coming into the southwest from the Pacific Ocean.

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Most of Utah receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rain on average per year - the definition of a desert.

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because ur face looked at it

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Yes, Utah is considered a desert.

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