Ecological Land Type

ELT 12h

Elevation Range
Minimum: 
1626 m
Minimum in ft: 
5334 ft
Maximum: 
2052 m
Maximum in ft: 
6731 ft
Median: 
1813 m
Median in ft: 
5948 ft
Soil Summary: 
dominant soils are very shallow to moderately deep, very flaggy sandy loam and extremely, very gravelly and gravelly fine sandy loams, sandy loams and loams over very channery and gravelly fine sandy loams, sandy loams and loams, no lime present, no to moderate development; dominated by Pima County soil survey map units 20 (Cortaro-Rock outcrop-Faraway complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes) and 76 (Spudrock-Far-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 65 percent slopes). These units comprise 65% and 25% of the ELT, respectively
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: 
finely dissected, weakly incised mountain slopes (broad ridge lacks dissection)