rocky mountain or desert southwest? (state, travel, great)

[DreamworksSKG]

Would Utah be considered Rocky MOuntain state or Desert Southwest?

I am doing a travel guide and unsure which section /zone of the nation Utah should go under

thanks

-Jeff-
Winchester (Winchestah)
MA

[snowlover7]

I believe the northern part of Utah is part of the Inter-Mountain West and Rocky Mountains, while the southern part had desert charactaristics.

[Lmejh]

Definitely split Utah - Southern Utah being in desert southwest while Northern Utah being Rocky Mountain. However, if you must keep a state in one category, definitely lump all of it into a Rocky Mountain state.

[cottonwood2420]

Northeastern Utah (Everything east of I-15 and the Great Salt Lake) should be considered part of the Intermountain West and Rocky Mountains, while Southern Utah and Northwestern Utah (Everything west of I-15 and the Great Salt Lake) should be considered part of the Southwest and West.