ELT 187a

Elevation Range

Minimum:

835 m

Minimum in ft:

2740 ft

Maximum:

2019 m

Maximum in ft:

6623 ft

Median:

1331 m

Median in ft:

4367 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 99% of the unit

Landforms:

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

Land Type Association: LTA 187

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

Map with the ELT 187a polygon highlighted.