Try growing sagebrush or other fragrant plants that thrive in those conditions, then make them into smudge sticks (do a search) and sell them to the new age crowd.
I own some land outside of Flagstaff, AZ (between 1 and 2 acres)...
Luis Nelson
Josiah Russell
Bring the giggliest girl from porn out there and make her your sex slave.
Apparently she lives in Flagstaff.
Robert Garcia
rock farming
Blake Carter
link?
Juan Wright
I'd just sell it and move on. But that may not be easy.
A friend of mine sold some land in Nevada, the commission was like ten percent for raw land. And it took for ever to sell.