Intermountain West Sagebush, pinyon-juniper cold desert at Kodachrome Flat, Utah XIIIa. Precipitation falls primarily as winter snow. Soils variable, sandy to rocky, mostly volcanic or limestone in Great Basin, mostly sandstone in Canyonlands.
Vistas are dynamic and variable, even spectacular in places.
Home to numerous national parks and monuments. Here is a listing just for Utah. Grasses more common in Canyonlands than Great Basin. Learn about crytogamic soil in Capital Reef National Park. Deer , mountain lion , some bear, bobcat, coyote , fox and the jackrabbit .