Land Use Data for Latitude 32.75 Longitude -106.25

Locations

White Sands National Monument

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59

Soil Types

Luvisols
Sand Dunes

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
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km²)

0
0 to 2
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)	Minerals
Bear Canyon Lower Contact Deposit	Barium-Barite, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite
Copar Mine (Surface)	Pumice
Garton Well (Well)	Geothermal
Materials Pit (Surface)	Sand and Gravel, Construction
Missle Pits (Surface)	Sand and Gravel, Construction
State Hwy Pit No 58-48-S (Surface)	Stone
State Hwy Pit No. 58-50-S (Surface)	Stone
Stevens Mine (Surface)	Fluorine-Fluorite
Surprise Placers (Placer)	Gold
White Sands Gypsum (Surface)	Gypsum-Anhydrite