ELT 159b

Elevation Range

Minimum:

1135 m

Minimum in ft:

3723 ft

Maximum:

1378 m

Maximum in ft:

4522 ft

Median:

1252 m

Median in ft:

4108 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) and Quaternary sediments (Qs). They comprise 88% and 8% of the unit, respectively

Landforms:

undissected to 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 159b polygon highlighted.

ELT 159b

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