Ecological Land Type

ELT Details
Photo Points

ELT 162b

Elevation Range

Minimum:

1242 m

Minimum in ft:

4074 ft

Maximum:

1686 m

Maximum in ft:

5533 ft

Median:

1427 m

Median in ft:

4682 ft

Soil Summary:

detailed soil survey information is not available for this unit; this complex and variable metasedimentary unit is presently mapped within the dominantly granitic GES unit 475 and requires further investigation

Geologic Materials:

slope alluvium, colluvium and residuum associated mostly with Paleozoic sediments (P3s); Escabrosa Limestone and Martin Formation (MDc); and Leatherwood Quartz Diorite (Kqdl). They comprise 53%, 27% and 9% of the unit, respectively

Landforms:

finely dissected hill slopes with shallow to moderate drainage incision

Land Type Association: LTA 162

Ecological Unit: Chihuahuan desert on hills and mountians derived from limestone and associated rocks

Map with the ELT 162b polygon highlighted.