Ecological Land Type

ELT 137a

Elevation Range
Minimum: 
1300 m
Minimum in ft: 
4264 ft
Maximum: 
2328 m
Maximum in ft: 
7638 ft
Median: 
1694 m
Median in ft: 
5558 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 mostly with Oracle Granite and related rocks (Yg) and Rice Peak Porphyry (TKr). They comprise 58% and 29% of the unit, respectively
Landforms: 
finely dissected mountain slopes with moderate to deep drainage incision