ELT 12g

Elevation Range

Minimum:

1499 m

Minimum in ft:

4919 ft

Maximum:

2319 m

Maximum in ft:

7607 ft

Median:

1960 m

Median in ft:

6430 ft

Soil Summary:

dominant soils are very shallow to moderately deep, very flaggy sandy loam and extremely, very gravelly and gravelly fine sandy loams, sandy loams and loams over very channery and gravelly fine sandy loams, sandy loams and loams, no lime present, no to moderate development; dominated by Pima County soil survey map units 76 (Spudrock-Far-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 65 percent slopes) and 20 (Cortaro-Rock outcrop-Faraway complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes). These units comprise 40% and 39% 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 dissected, deeply incised mountain slopes

Land Type Association: LTA 12

Ecological Unit: Madrean oak/conifer/manzanita on hills and mountains with extensive rock outcrops

Map with the ELT 12g polygon highlighted.