Ecological Land Type

ELT 12b

Elevation Range
Minimum: 
1194 m
Minimum in ft: 
3916 ft
Maximum: 
1960 m
Maximum in ft: 
6430 ft
Median: 
1474 m
Median in ft: 
4836 ft
Soil Summary: 
soil survey data coverage is incomplete for this ELT; correlates with GES unit 475 characterized by extremely cobbly sandy loams shallow to granite or granite-like bedrock, acid soils lacking lime throughout, minimal soil development, and associated rock outcroppings
Geologic Materials: 
alluvium, colluvium and residuum associated with the Catalina-Rincon igneous metamorphic complex (TXm), landslide deposits (Qls), and felsic volcanic rocks (Tf) which comprise 96%, 1% and 1% of the unit, respectively
Landforms: 
moderately to finely dissected, deeply incised mountain slopes