Ecological Land Type

ELT 201a

Elevation Range
Minimum: 
1728 m
Minimum in ft: 
5668 ft
Maximum: 
2332 m
Maximum in ft: 
7650 ft
Median: 
2082 m
Median in ft: 
6831 ft
Soil Summary: 
detailed soil survey information is not available for this unit; this complex and variable metasedimentary unit is presently mapped at a broad scale within dominantly granitic GES unit 476 and requires further investigation
Geologic Materials: 
slope alluvium, colluvium and residuum associated mostly with Escabrosa Limestone and Martin Formation (MDc); Paleozoic sediments? (P3s); Bolsa Quartzite and Abrigo Formations (Cba); and Leatherwood Quartz Diorite (Kqdl). They comprise 56%, 19%, 17% and 8% of the unit, respectively
Landforms: 
moderately to finely dissected mountain slopes with moderate to deep drainage incision