ELT 12e

Elevation Range

Minimum:

1527 m

Minimum in ft:

5011 ft

Maximum:

1983 m

Maximum in ft:

6505 ft

Median:

1874 m

Median in ft:

6148 ft

Soil Summary:

dominant soils are very shallow and shallow to bedrock, very cobbly loam and extremely or very gravelly sandy loam and loam surfaces over very cobbly and gravelly fine sandy loams, sandy loams and loams, no lime present, no to moderate development; dominated by Pima County soil survey map units 20 (Cortaro-Rock outcrop-Faraway complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes) and 40 (Lampshire-Romero- Rock outcrop complex, 10 to 65 percent slopes). These units comprise 95% and 5% of the ELT, respectively

Geologic Materials:

alluvium, colluvium and residuum associated with the Catalina-Rincon igneous metamorphic complex (TXm), landslide deposits (Qls), and felsic volcanic rocks (Tf) which comprise 96%, 1% and 1% of the unit, respectively

Landforms:

coarsely to moderately dissected, weakly incised mountain slopes

Land Type Association: LTA 12

Ecological Unit: Oak/pinyon/juniper woodland on hills and mountains derived from granite, gneiss, and similar rocks

Map with the ELT 12e polygon highlighted.