ELT 12q

Elevation Range

Minimum:

1816 m

Minimum in ft:

5958 ft

Maximum:

2183 m

Maximum in ft:

7161 ft

Median:

2044 m

Median in ft:

6706 ft

Soil Summary:

dominant soils are shallow to moderately deep, very flaggy and flaggy loams and sandy loams and gravelly fine sandy loams over very channery and flaggy sandy loams, gravelly sandy loams and fine sandy loams, and clays, no lime present, weak to strong development; unit dominated by Pima County soil survey map units 77 (Spudrock-Lemmon complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes) and 76 (Spudrock-Far-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 65 percent slopes). These units comprise 63% and 37% 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:

moderately to finely dissected, moderately 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 12q polygon highlighted.