Land Use Data for Latitude 36.25 Longitude -121.25

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Pinnacles National Monument

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - 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 humid
Temperate drylands
Mediterranean drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Barley
Beans Dry
Oats
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

120 to 149
150 to 179
180 to 209

Soil Types

Luvisols
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
 Tungsten
 Mercury
 Stone
 Molybdenum
Arroyo Seco AreaUranium
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
ComstockMercury
Cumming Pit and Mill (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Dunne QuarriesGypsum-Anhydrite
Five Oaks Ranch Pit (Surface)Gypsum-Anhydrite
Gold OccureenceGold
Junipero Serra Deposit (Surface)Limestone, General
Miner's Gulch Area (Placer)Gold
Moore RanchMercury
Mule Shoe RanchGypsum-Anhydrite
Paraiso Hot Springs (Geothermal)Geothermal
Pinnacles National MonumentUranium
Reliz Canyon Area Deposits (Surface)Phosphorus-Phosphates
Ruby Placer (Placer)Gold
Schmidt & Ortner Prospect (Surface)Tungsten
Schmidt Prospect (Surface)Manganese
Section 31 MercuryMercury
Stonewall Canyon Quarry (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Vancouver PinnaclesMolybdenum
Vancouver Pinnacles MolybdenumMolybdenum
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.