Annual precipitation is about 760 millimetres (30 in) per year and mostly occurs in the form of snow from the Pacific Ocean, although summer monsoon precipitation also occurs.
Most of the plateau is part of Dixie National Forest; trees include aspen, spruce and fir with an understory consisting of juniper, Mertensia arizonica and mountain gooseberry and the vegetation covers most surfaces except for the younger volcanoes and canyon walls.
Additionally, in marshes vegetation includes hydrophilic plants such as cattails, while juniper grows on lava flows.
Annual precipitation is about 760 millimetres (30 in) per year and mostly occurs in the form of snow from the Pacific Ocean, although summer monsoon precipitation also occurs. Most of the plateau is part of Dixie National Forest; trees include aspen, spruce and fir with an understory consisting of juniper, Mertensia arizonica and mountain gooseberry and the vegetation covers most surfaces except for the younger volcanoes and canyon walls. Additionally, in marshes vegetation includes hydrophilic plants such as cattails, while juniper grows on lava flows.
Markagunt Plateau