ELT 182c

Elevation Range

Minimum:

876 m

Minimum in ft:

2874 ft

Maximum:

952 m

Maximum in ft:

3124 ft

Median:

913 m

Median in ft:

2995 ft

Soil Summary:

soils are shallow and moderately deep to granite or granite-like rocks, extremely gravelly sandy loams and loams, often with very or extremely gravelly sandy clay subsoils, lime can occur throughout or be restricted to rock coatings lower in the soil, and moderate development (lime and subsoil clay accumulation); this unit is dominated by Pima County map unit 58 (Pantano-Granolite complex, 5 to 25 percent slopes) which comprises nearly 100% of the ELT

Geologic Materials:

alluvium and residuum associated with Pinal Schist and quartzite (Xp); middle to late Pleistocene piedmont alluvium, undivided (Qi); Rincon Valley Granodiorite (Xrv); and undivided surficial deposits and basin fill (QTs) and which comprise 78%, 9%, 7% and 5% of the unit, respectively

Landforms:

coarsely to moderately dissected, weakly incised pediment surfaces and hills

Land Type Association: LTA 182

Ecological Unit: Upper Sonoran desert on hills and mountains derived from granite, gneiss, and similar rocks

Map with the ELT 182c polygon highlighted.

ELT 182c

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