ELT 136a

Elevation Range

Minimum:

943 m

Minimum in ft:

3093 ft

Maximum:

1635 m

Maximum in ft:

5364 ft

Median:

1144 m

Median in ft:

3753 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 Granite and related rocks (Tg, Tgc). It comprises 98% of the unit

Landforms:

undissected to broadly dissected pediment surface and hills with shallow drainage incision

Land Type Association: LTA 136

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

Map with the ELT 136a polygon highlighted.