Ecological Land Type

ELT 12j

Elevation Range
Minimum: 
1351 m
Minimum in ft: 
4433 ft
Maximum: 
2406 m
Maximum in ft: 
7893 ft
Median: 
1745 m
Median in ft: 
5725 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: 
finely dissected, deeply incised mountain slopes