Land Use Data for Latitude 37.25 Longitude -108.75

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

Locations

Yucca House National Monument

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Agriculture in protected areas

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89

Soil Types

Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)
Regosols (Other)

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
0 to 2

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
 Sand and Gravel, Construction
 Fire Clay (Refractory)
Battle Rock MineCopper, Silver, Gold
Cliff HouseUranium, Vanadium
Cliff House #2Uranium, Vanadium
Cliff House #4Uranium, Vanadium
Cliff House GroupUranium, Vanadium, Copper, Manganese
Coffin's ProspectUranium, Vanadium, Copper
Coffin's ProspectVanadium, Uranium
Gravel Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Gravel Pits (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Little Maude (Underground)Clay
Little Maude MineCopper
Mancos River Black Sand DepositUranium, Thorium, Zirconium, Titanium, Metal, Iron, REE
Mcelmo Creek AreaCarbon Dioxide, Natural Gas, Petroleum (Oil), Uranium, Vanadium, Copper, Silver, Manganese, Gold
Shiprock GroupTitanium, Zirconium, Iron, Thorium
Three StatesUranium, Vanadium
Three States Natural Gas Company ProspectUranium
Towaoc Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
UnkSand and Gravel, Construction
UnkUranium
UnkClay
Ute Creek Dike ProspectsCopper, Manganese

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.