Ecological Land Type

ELT 19d

Elevation Range
Minimum: 
1097 m
Minimum in ft: 
3600 ft
Maximum: 
1186 m
Maximum in ft: 
3891 ft
Median: 
1146 m
Median in ft: 
3760 ft
Soil Summary: 
dominant soils are very shallow to shallow to conglomerate and very deep, very gravelly fine sand or sandy loam surfaces over often stratified fine sand, sand, and gravelly coarse sand or sandy loam subsurface layers, mostly limy throughout, no or little soil development; unit is dominated by Cochise County, Northwestern Part soil survey unit 68 (Redington-Ripsey-Rock outcrop assoication, 15 to 70 percent slopes). This unit comprises 99% of the ELT
Geologic Materials: 
alluvium and residuum associated with Quiburis formation, unnamed (Tqf); conglomerate, unnamed (Tcg); and Pleistocene piedmont alluvium (Qi1) which comprise 59%, 34% and 8% of the unit, respectively
Landforms: 
moderately dissected, deeply incised fan and pediment surfaces