ELT 198a

Elevation Range

Minimum:

1103 m

Minimum in ft:

3620 ft

Maximum:

1808 m

Maximum in ft:

5933 ft

Median:

1343 m

Median in ft:

4406 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:

alluvium, colluvium and residuum associated with the Catalina-Rincon igneous metamorphic complex (TXm) which comprises 96% of the unit

Landforms:

moderately to finely dissected, weakly to moderately incised mountain slopes

Land Type Association: LTA 198

Ecological Unit: Oak/pinyon/juniper woodland on hills and mountains derived from granite, gneiss, and similar rocks

Map with the ELT 198a polygon highlighted.