You can imagine why this part of the United States has never been heavily settled. The available farm and homesites are extremely limited. Additionally, this is a marginal 11 inches a year. The cutoff for an "official" desert is usually 10 inches a year. However, you also need to take into consideration that the elevation of this part of Utah is over 5000 feet above sea level and the hills and mountains in the area rise to over 12,000 feet high. The average low temperature in January is about 14 degrees. The benefit of all of this is that the beauty and solitude of this area have been preserved and we can enjoy both.
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