IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hiko Peak
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985UT021001
  • User Pedon ID: 85UT021001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0932
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57198
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 37.7430305
  • Std. Longitude: -113.0491257
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 35S
  • Range: 11W
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: E 1/2 E 1/2
  • Location Description: About 2 mi NE of I-15 and Minersville Hwy exit.
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT021—Iron

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, active, mesic Xeric Haplocalcids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hiko Peak
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hiko Peak
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Xerollic Calciorthid
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Moisture SUBClass - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    6

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    1822

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    315

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    1A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; very gravelly loam; 23 percent clay; weak coarse platy, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine vesicular and 0.5 medium and coarse vesicular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P04990. common medium and coarse roots; many very fine and fine roots
    1Bw—5 to 20 centimeters (2.0 to 7.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dry; gravelly loam; 24 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 medium and coarse tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04991. 5% of pebbles coated with carbonates.; common medium and coarse roots; many very fine and fine roots
    1Bk1—20 to 48 centimeters (7.9 to 18.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; extremely stony loam; 18 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04992. Rock fragments partially coated with carbonates; weakly cemented by carbonates; lime is disemineated in matrix. 10% soft lime masses (nodules, fine).; common fine roots; many very fine roots
    1Bk2—48 to 79 centimeters (18.9 to 31.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, dry; extremely stony loam; 18 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04993. 20% fine strongly cemented surboudned lime masses. Rock fragments partially coated with carbonates; weakly cemented by carbonates; lime is disseminated in matrix.; few very fine and fine roots; many very fine roots
    2C—79 to 107 centimeters (31.1 to 42.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; extremely gravelly loamy sand; 5 percent clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P04994. Coarse fragments partially coated with carbonates; about 5-10% of coarse fragments have discontinuous yellow (opal) silica coatings on undersides.; few very fine roots