ELT 12o

Elevation Range

Minimum:

1717 m

Minimum in ft:

5633 ft

Maximum:

2032 m

Maximum in ft:

6668 ft

Median:

1889 m

Median in ft:

6198 ft

Soil Summary:

very shallow and shallow, extremely gravelly sandy loam and very gravelly loam over very gravelly sandy loams and loams, no lime, no to moderate development; unit dominated by Pima County soil survey map unit 20 (Cortaro-Rock outcrop-Faraway complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes). This unit comprises 98% of the ELT

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:

undissected mountain ridge

Land Type Association: LTA 12

Ecological Unit: Madrean pine-oak forest/woodland on mountains derived from granite, gneiss, and similar rocks

Map with the ELT 12o polygon highlighted.