ELT 168a

Elevation Range

Minimum:

841 m

Minimum in ft:

2760 ft

Maximum:

1090 m

Maximum in ft:

3575 ft

Median:

945 m

Median in ft:

3100 ft

Soil Summary:

detailed soil survey data is incomplete for this unit; very little coverage exists

Geologic Materials:

alluvium and residuum associated with Pleistocene piedmont alluvium, undivided and unnamed (Qi, Qp); the Redington Member, Quiburis Formation, alluvial plain subfacies, sand (Tqsr); sandy fan-toe, lake-margin, and delta-front sandflat facies of Quiburis Formation (Tqs); and gravelly alluvial-fan and braidplain facies of Quiburis Formation (Tqc) which comprise 49%, 24%, 18% and 8% of the unit, respectively

Landforms:

undissected to coarsely dissected, weakly incised fan and pediment surfaces

Land Type Association: LTA 168

Ecological Unit: Upper Sonoran desert on fans, terraces and weakly consolidated pediments with limy soils

Map with the ELT 168a polygon highlighted.

ELT 168a

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