Land Use Data for Latitude 36.75 Longitude -109.25

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

Locations

Colorado Plateau shrublands ecoregion

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)
Regosols (Other)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16

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
 Clay
(Surface-Underground)Uranium
Alcove Mesa (Offshore)Uranium, Vanadium
Alcove Mesa ProspectUranium, Vanadium
Barton No 1 (Surface-Underground)Uranium
Barton No3Uranium
Cove MesaUranium, Vanadium
Curran Mesa ProspectUranium, Vanadium
Eurida Mine (Underground)Vanadium
Horse Mesa Prospect (Surface-Underground)Uranium, Vanadium
Jimmie King No9 (Underground)Uranium, Vanadium
Johnny Mccoy No. 1 MineUranium, Vanadium
JunctionUranium
Kinusta MesaUranium
Martin MS 3703Uranium, Vanadium
Mesa Iv 1/4 (Underground)Uranium, Vanadium
North Walker MesaUranium, Vanadium
North Walker Mesa ProspectsUranium
Oak SpringsUranium
Rattlesnake Mine (Underground)Vanadium
Rattlesnake No.6Uranium
Rocky Spring (Surface)Uranium
Salt Canyon Mine (Surface-Underground)Uranium
Sunnyside FridayUranium
Syracuse Mine (Underground)Vanadium
Syracuse Oak SpringsUranium, Vanadium
Toh-A-Con MesaUranium
Two LevelVanadium
Uranium DepositUranium
Uranium DepositsUranium
Uranium ProspectUranium

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.