Land Use Data for Latitude 38.75 Longitude -107.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Ecosystems
Boreal drylandsTemperate drylands
Livestock
CattlePoultry
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMaize
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
60 to 89Soil 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 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
0 to 22 to 10
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral 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 #1 | Mica |
| Gravel Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Gunnison Forks | Sulfur |
| Hallenbeck Pit and Plant (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Lambert Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Messano Claims | Barium-Barite |
| Muscovite #1, 2 | Mica |
| North Fork Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Sand and Gravel Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Thomas | Sulfur |
| 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.
