Ecological Land Type

ELT 164a

Elevation Range
Minimum: 
1703 m
Minimum in ft: 
5587 ft
Maximum: 
2563 m
Maximum in ft: 
8409 ft
Median: 
2002 m
Median in ft: 
6568 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 476 and requires further investigation
Geologic Materials: 
slope alluvium, colluvium and residuum associated mostly with Apache Group and Troy Quartzite (Ya); Bolsa Quartzite and Abrigo Formations (Cba); and Leatherwood Quartz Diorite (Kqdl). It comprises 43%, 39%, and 9% of the unit, respectively
Landforms: 
moderately to finely dissected mountain slopes with moderate to deep drainage incision
LTA 164
Madrean pine-oak forest/woodland on mountains derived mostly from metasedimentary rocks

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