Land Use Data for Latitude 38.25 Longitude -109.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
Map| Canyonlands National Park |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralismShrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Urban land
Ecosystems
Temperate drylandsDeserts
Livestock
CattleGoats
Poultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
30 to 5960 to 89
Soil Types
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Regosols (Other)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
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)
010 to 50
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
2 to 5Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Iron | |
| Uranium | |
| Uranium, Manganese | |
| (Underground) | Copper, Uranium |
| Adamant (Underground) | Uranium |
| Airlift-Pagoda | Uranium |
| Atomic King | Uranium, Vanadium |
| Atomic King 2 (Underground) | Copper, Uranium |
| Atomic King-School Sec.32 Mine | Uranium |
| Blue Hill (Underground) | Uranium |
| Blue Hill Group | Uranium, Copper |
| C Group | Uranium |
| Cane Creek | Uranium |
| Colorado 1campbell (Underground) | Copper, Uranium |
| Conglomerate-Moki-Royal | Uranium |
| Cup 1 | Uranium |
| Cup No. 1 | Uranium |
| Cutler | Uranium |
| Cutler-Salt Cedar | Uranium |
| Dip | Uranium |
| Discovery No. 2 | Uranium |
| George #31 Prospect | Uranium, Copper |
| George 3 (Surface) | Uranium, Copper |
| Hart-Smith | Uranium |
| Hatchet (Underground) | Uranium |
| Hercules (Underground) | Uranium |
| Honey Bee #1 Atomic King #2 | Uranium, Vanadium, Copper |
| Hot Rim & Soda Roll (Underground) | Uranium |
| Jet Crash (Underground) | Uranium |
| List, Nancy Anne | Uranium, Copper |
| Lockhart, Lulu Claims | Uranium, Copper |
| Marie, Imogene Claims | Uranium, Copper |
| Money | Uranium, Copper |
| Money | Uranium |
| Paymaster | Uranium |
| Poor Calf No 1 | Uranium |
| Queen of Harts | Uranium |
| Queen of Hearts | Uranium |
| Rainbow Group | Vanadium |
| Rainbow Group (Underground) | Copper, Uranium |
| Rainy Day Group (Underground) | Copper, Uranium |
| Redskin Ii | Uranium |
| Rico Flats | Uranium |
| Sailor (Underground) | Uranium |
| School Section 32 (Underground) | Copper, Uranium |
| School Section 32-A (Underground) | Uranium |
| Spanish Bottoms Chalcedony | Gemstone |
| Taylor Canyon | Uranium |
| Top Homestake | Uranium |
| Top Homestake (Surface) | Uranium |
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.