ELT 157a

Elevation Range

Minimum:

1480 m

Minimum in ft:

4857 ft

Maximum:

2160 m

Maximum in ft:

7086 ft

Median:

1746 m

Median in ft:

5728 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 mostly associated with Leatherwood Quartz Diorite (Kqdl). It comprises 97% of the unit

Landforms:

finely dissected mountain slopes with shallow to deep drainage incision

Land Type Association: LTA 157

Ecological Unit: Oak/pinyon/juniper woodland on hills and mountains derived from granite, gneiss, and similar rocks

Map with the ELT 157a polygon highlighted.

ELT 157a

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