Land Use Data for Latitude 38.75 Longitude -107.75

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

Locations

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Agricultural Land Uses

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

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands
Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89

Soil Types

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

Terrain

Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0 to 2
2 to 10

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
 Sand and Gravel, Construction
 Fluorine-Fluorite
 Gypsum-Anhydrite
 Stone, Dimension, Fire Clay (Refractory)
Davis and Spaulding Property (Underground)Aluminum
Goat Hill #1Mica
Gravel Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Gunnison ForksSulfur
Hallenbeck Pit and Plant (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Lambert Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Messano ClaimsBarium-Barite
Muscovite #1, 2Mica
North Fork Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sand and Gravel Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
ThomasSulfur
Various (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum

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.