Utah Biomes Map

Our biomes map of Utah highlights its deserts and forests. Elevation matters here, and it changes fast. The geography explains the sharp biome boundaries.

Map Information

State of Utah
Utah Biomes Map
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Our table below displays the biome area and percent for Utah.

Biome	Area (Square Miles)	Percent
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands	67611	79.6
Temperate Conifer Forests	17295	20.4

Our table below displays the ecoregion area and percent for Utah.

Ecoregion	Area (Square Miles)	Percent
Colorado Plateau shrublands	33076	39.0
Colorado Rockies forests	365	0.4
Great Basin montane forests	124	0.1
Great Basin shrub steppe	31639	37.3
Mojave desert	753	0.9
Snake-Columbia shrub steppe	1004	1.2
Wasatch and Uinta montane forests	16806	19.8
Wyoming Basin shrub steppe	1139	1.3