Land Use Data for Latitude 37.75 Longitude -112.75

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

Locations

Cedar Breaks National Monument

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands
Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Barley
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89

Soil Types

Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)
Luvisols
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

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
2 to 10
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
 Manganese
Bear Flat Borrow PitSand and Gravel, Construction
Black Hawk and Joe Louis Claims (Underground)Manganese
Black Joe #1 & #2Manganese
Black Rock Valley ClaimsStone, Crushed/Broken
Cemetary Gravel Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Cemetery Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction
Duck Creek Cinder Pit (Surface)Pumice
Iron Peak Group Mining ClaimsIron
Iron Peak Mine (Underground)Iron
MammothGemstone
Miller KnollStone, Crushed/Broken
Miller KnollStone
North Summit Borrow PitSand and Gravel, Construction
Red Hills ProspectsIron
WebsterUranium
Webster Uranium DepositUranium
White Sands Nos 4 - 22 , and 35 - 37Silica

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.