Land Use Data for Latitude 36.25 Longitude -81.75

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

Locations

Grandfather Mountain

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Oil-bearing crops
Soybeans
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239
240 to 269
270 to 299

Soil Types

Acrisols
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
 Iron
 Sulfur-Pyrite
 Phosphorus-Phosphates
Anthophyllite ProspectAsbestos
Avery PlaceTitanium, Metal, Iron
Bamboo Quarry (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Banner Elk Quarry (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Blackburn Prospect (Surface)Manganese
Boone Quarry (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Buckeye Creek ProspectLead, Silver, Tungsten, Beryllium, Copper
Buckeye Creek Silver ProspectLead, Copper, Silver, Tungsten, Beryllium
Cabbage Creek Prospect (Surface)Manganese
Cable Prospect (Underground)Iron
Copper ProspectCopper
Cranberry Mill (Processing Plant)Iron
Cranberry Mine (Underground)Iron
DaughertyMercury, Zinc
Dougherty Zinc ProspectZinc, Mercury
Dowell QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Dolomite
Draught Creek ProspectBarium-Barite
DuggerBarium-Barite, Iron, Zinc
Dugger ProspectZinc, Barium-Barite, Iron
Duvall Prospect (Surface)Manganese
Elk Creek Quarry (Surface)Stone, Dimension
Elk Knob ProspectCopper
Elk Stone Pit (Surface)Stone, Dimension
Exploration Drill Site (Surface)Graphite
F.M. Bucannon Prospect (Surface)Manganese
Fedspar ProspectFeldspar
Feldspar ProspectFeldspar
Feldspar ProspectFeldspar
Firmstone ProspectIron
Floyd Cable Prospect (Surface)Manganese
G.W. Stout ProspectIron
Giles Quarry (Surface)Stone, Dimension
Gold ProspectGold
Grandfather Mountain Quarry (Surface)Granite
H.J. White ProspectManganese
Hampton Knob Prospect (Surface)Iron
Hampton ProspectIron
Harper Creek Uranium ProspectUranium
Hodges Gap Quarry (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Holloway ProspectManganese
Iron ProspectIron
James Branch Prospect (Surface)Manganese
Jerry Coe Mine (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Jones-Shoun Prospect (Surface)Manganese
King Magnetite ProspectIron
Lick Log MineMica, Feldspar
Lineback MineMica, Feldspar
Linville Quarry (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Mica ProspectMica
Mica ProspectManganese
Miller Prospect (Surface)Manganese
Moody Prospect (Surface)Manganese
N.W. Harper Prospect (Surface)Manganese
Newland Prospect (Surface)Iron
O.M. Hampton Stone Quarry (Surface)Stone
Osborn Prospect (Surface)Manganese
Potter Quarry (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Powder Horne Rock Crusher (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Proffit ProspectNickel, Cobalt
Sink Mountain Prospect (Surface)Manganese
Spear Branch Prospect (Surface)Manganese
Spice Branch Prospect (Surface)Manganese
Stalcup Prospect (Surface)Manganese
Stanton Prospect (Surface)Manganese
Stone Co. Mine (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Three Top Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Todd Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Virginia Iron, Coal, and Coke Co. (Surface)Manganese
Wagner Property (Underground)Zinc
Wagner Zinc ProspectLead, Zinc, Mercury
Wilson Prospect (Surface)Manganese
Yadkin-Richland DistrictTitanium

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.