ELT 162a

Elevation Range

Minimum:

1177 m

Minimum in ft:

3863 ft

Maximum:

1771 m

Maximum in ft:

5810 ft

Median:

1309 m

Median in ft:

4295 ft

Soil Summary:

detailed soil survey information is not available for this unit; this complex and variable metasedimentary unit is presently mapped within the dominantly granitic GES unit 475 and requires further investigation

Geologic Materials:

slope alluvium, colluvium and residuum associated mostly with Paleozoic sediments (P3s); Escabrosa Limestone and Martin Formation (MDc); and sandstone, siltstone, and conglomerate, undivided (QTs). They comprise 76%, 18% and 5% of the unit, respectively

Landforms:

finely dissected hill slopes with shallow to moderate drainage incision

Land Type Association: LTA 162

Ecological Unit: Chihuahuan desert on hills and mountians derived from limestone and associated rocks

Map with the ELT 162a polygon highlighted.

ELT 162a

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