Ecological Land Type

ELT 163b

Elevation Range
Minimum: 
1315 m
Minimum in ft: 
4315 ft
Maximum: 
1871 m
Maximum in ft: 
6139 ft
Median: 
1570 m
Median in ft: 
5151 ft
Soil Summary: 
detailed soil survey information is not available for this unit; this complex and variable metasedimentary unit is presently mapped within the dominantly granitic GES unit 475 and requires further investigation
Geologic Materials: 
slope alluvium, colluvium and residuum associated mostly with Apache Group and Troy Quartzite (Ya); Bolsa Quartzite and Abrigo Formations (Cba); and Leatherwood Quartz Diorite (Kqdl). It comprises 56%, 27%, and 16% of the unit, respectively
Landforms: 
finely dissected mountain slopes with moderate to deep drainage incision