Land Use Data for Latitude 36.25 Longitude -121.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Pinnacles National Monument |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Temperate humidTemperate drylands
Mediterranean drylands
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
BarleyBeans Dry
Oats
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
120 to 149150 to 179
180 to 209
Soil Types
LuvisolsPhaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
2 to 5Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Tungsten | |
| Mercury | |
| Stone | |
| Molybdenum | |
| Arroyo Seco Area | Uranium |
| Arroyo Seco Creek Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Arroyo Seco River Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Bitterwater Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Chalome Creek Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Chalone and Defiance Mines (Underground) | Gold |
| Chalone Pits and Mills (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Comstock | Mercury |
| Cumming Pit and Mill (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Dunne Quarries | Gypsum-Anhydrite |
| Five Oaks Ranch Pit (Surface) | Gypsum-Anhydrite |
| Gold Occureence | Gold |
| Junipero Serra Deposit (Surface) | Limestone, General |
| Miner's Gulch Area (Placer) | Gold |
| Moore Ranch | Mercury |
| Mule Shoe Ranch | Gypsum-Anhydrite |
| Paraiso Hot Springs (Geothermal) | Geothermal |
| Pinnacles National Monument | Uranium |
| Reliz Canyon Area Deposits (Surface) | Phosphorus-Phosphates |
| Ruby Placer (Placer) | Gold |
| Schmidt & Ortner Prospect (Surface) | Tungsten |
| Schmidt Prospect (Surface) | Manganese |
| Section 31 Mercury | Mercury |
| Stonewall Canyon Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Vancouver Pinnacles | Molybdenum |
| Vancouver Pinnacles Molybdenum | Molybdenum |
| Wescott Ranch (Surface) | Molybdenum |
Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.
