ELT 189a

Elevation Range

Minimum:

2086 m

Minimum in ft:

6843 ft

Maximum:

2590 m

Maximum in ft:

8498 ft

Median:

2323 m

Median in ft:

7621 ft

Soil Summary:

detailed soil survey information is not available for this unit; correlates with GES unit 476 characterized by extremely cobbly sandy loams shallow to 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 with Catalina-Rincon igneous metamorphic complex (TXm) and unnamed granite (Twsp). They comprise 63% and 31% of the unit, respectively

Landforms:

coarsely dissected mountain slopes with shallow to moderate drainage incision

Land Type Association: LTA 189

Ecological Unit: Ponderosa pine forest on hills and mountains derived from granite, gneiss, and similar rocks

Map with the ELT 189a polygon highlighted.