Is Utah in the desert?

The Great Salt Lake occupies 2,500 square miles of Utah northwest of Salt Lake City, though was once part of the much larger Lake Bonneville, which 18,000 years ago extended across 20,000 square miles including parts of Idaho and Nevada. read more

Yes, Utah is considered a desert. When the "Mormons" or Latter-day Saints entered the valley of the Great Salt Lake it was and is a desert climate. read more

Utah features a dry, semi-arid to desert climate, [citation needed] although its many mountains feature a large variety of climates, with the highest points in the Uinta Mountains being above the timberline. read more