ELT 159a

Elevation Range

Minimum:

1235 m

Minimum in ft:

4053 ft

Maximum:

1590 m

Maximum in ft:

5216 ft

Median:

1320 m

Median in ft:

4331 ft

Soil Summary:

detailed soil survey information is not available for this unit; correlates with the drier and warmer portion of GES unit 490 characterized by very cobbly and cobbly sandy loams deep to granite or granite-like bedrock, lacking lime throughout, acid soils lacking lime throughout, minimal to modest soil development (clay accumulation), and associated rock outcroppings

Geologic Materials:

slope alluvium, colluvium and residuum mostly associated with Oracle Granite (Yg). It comprises 92% of the unit

Landforms:

coarsely dissected pediment and hills with shallow drainage incision

Land Type Association: LTA 159

Ecological Unit: Mesquite grasslands on pediments influenced by granite or granite-like rocks

Map with the ELT 159a polygon highlighted.

ELT 159a

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