IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Peeler
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992MT043011
  • User Pedon ID: 92MT043011
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1992MT043011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P1067
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65306
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 46.5380554
  • Std. Longitude: -112.0294418
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 9N
  • Range: 3W
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: 2100 feet S and 2600 feet W of NE corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT043—Jefferson
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46112-E1—Helena, Montana

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 11
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Peeler
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Glossic Cryoboralfs
  • Classificaton Date - 5/14/1992
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: mountainside
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/14/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ARUV

    SHEPH

    VASC

    Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

    Shepherdia

    Vaccinium scoparium

    kinnikinnick

    buffaloberry

    grouse whortleberry

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    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

    29

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    345

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    O—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments. partially decomposed needles, twigs, cones, and leaves.
    E1—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; very cobbly sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky, and weak very fine and fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 5.0 fine roots; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P06732
    E2—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; cobbly sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky, and weak very fine and fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 5.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary.
    Bt/E—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); 70 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) cobbly sandy clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 5.0 fine roots; 75 percent faint clay films between sand grains; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. harder lime heavy coarse sandy loam or light coarse sandy loam.
    Bt/E—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); 30 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) cobbly sandy clay loam; weak very fine and fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 5.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Harder lime heavy coarse sandy loam or light coarse sandy loam.
    Bt1—46 to 79 centimeters (18.1 to 31.1 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), dry; sandy clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots; 75 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary.
    Bt2—79 to 101 centimeters (31.1 to 39.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; gravelly sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 18 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence. This horizon had lamella 1/4" wide.
    Cgr—101 to 122 centimeters (39.8 to 48.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dry; fragments. crust texture to loamy coarse sand.
    R—122 to 147 centimeters (48.0 to 57.9 inches); fragments. Hard granite can't auger into it.