ELT 143a

Elevation Range

Minimum:

879 m

Minimum in ft:

2883 ft

Maximum:

2126 m

Maximum in ft:

6974 ft

Median:

1491 m

Median in ft:

4892 ft

Soil Summary:

detailed soil survey information is not available for this unit; correlates with GES unit 475 characterized by extremely cobbly sandy loams shallow 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-Rincon igneous metamorphic complex (TXm) and Cretaceous Granite and related rocks (Kg). They comprise 92% and 8% of the unit, respectively

Landforms:

moderately to finely dissected mountain slopes with moderate to deep drainage incision

Land Type Association: LTA 143

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

Map with the ELT 143a polygon highlighted.