Land Use Data for Latitude 35.25 Longitude -111.75

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

Locations

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Walnut Canyon National Monument

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands
Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)
Regosols (Other)

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
AnitaLead, Limestone, General
Bleaks Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Cedar RidgeVolcanic Materials
Cinder Pit (Surface)Pumice
Cinder Pits (Surface)Pumice
Crown ClaimsPumice
Elden Mtn.Marble, Dimension
Gravel Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Harenberg #1 Claim (Surface)Pumice
Humphrey Peak No.1Marble, Dimension, Limestone, General
Lava Claim (Placer)Pumice
Limestone OccurrenceLimestone, General
MccormickVolcanic Materials, Perlite, Uranium
More Sand and Moon SandPumice, Volcanic Materials
O'Leary PeakPumice
Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Red Hill Pit (Surface)Perlite
Robinson Crater AreaPumice
Rogers LakeClay
Sand Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sheep PitVolcanic Materials
Sheep Pit (Surface)Perlite
Sunset Crater Pumice (Surface)Pumice
Volunteer MountainVolcanic Materials
White VulcanPumice, Volcanic Materials
Wildcat Hill PitVolcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Winona No. 1Limestone, General

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.