ELT 186a

Elevation Range

Minimum:

959 m

Minimum in ft:

3147 ft

Maximum:

1550 m

Maximum in ft:

5086 ft

Median:

1236 m

Median in ft:

4055 ft

Soil Summary:

detailed soil survey information is not available for this unit; correlates with GES unit 303 characterized by extremely cobbly sandy loams shallow to moderately deep to granite or granite-like bedrock, acid soils lacking lime throughout, minimal soil development, and associated rock outcroppings

Geologic Materials:

slope alluvium, colluvium and residuum associated mostly with Catalina-Rincon igneous metamorphic complex (TXm). It comprises 100% of the unit

Landforms:

moderately to finely dissected mountain slopes with moderate to deep drainage incision

Land Type Association: LTA 186

Ecological Unit: Desert-oak transition on mountains derived from granite, gneiss, and similar rocks

Map with the ELT 186a polygon highlighted.