ELT 152a

Elevation Range

Minimum:

829 m

Minimum in ft:

2719 ft

Maximum:

1556 m

Maximum in ft:

5105 ft

Median:

1076 m

Median in ft:

3530 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 Cretaceous Granite and related rocks (Kg) and Catalina-Rincon igneous metamorphic complex (TXm). They comprise 76% and 13% of the unit, respectively

Landforms:

moderately dissected mountain slopes with deep drainage incision

Land Type Association: LTA 152

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

Map with the ELT 152a polygon highlighted.