ELT 122a

Elevation Range

Minimum:

811 m

Minimum in ft:

2661 ft

Maximum:

1542 m

Maximum in ft:

5059 ft

Median:

1016 m

Median in ft:

3333 ft

Soil Summary:

detailed soil survey information is not available for this unit; correlates with GES unit 303 characterized by extremely cobbly sandy loams shallow to moderately deep to granite or granite-like bedrock, acid soils lacking lime throughout, minimal soil development, and associated rock outcroppings

Geologic Materials:

slope alluvium, colluvium and residuum associated mostly with Catalina-Rincon igneous metamorphic complex (TXm). It comprises 86% of the unit

Landforms:

finely dissected mountain slopes with moderate drainage incision

Land Type Association: LTA 122

Ecological Unit: Upper Sonoran desert on hills and mountains derived from granite, gneiss, and similar rocks

Map with the ELT 122a polygon highlighted.