IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pintlar
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1961MT039001
  • User Pedon ID: S1961MT039001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3327
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38442
  • Print Date: 4/23/2025

    • 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: 46.3996124
  • Std. Longitude: -113.4742584
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 8N
  • Range: 15W
  • Section: 33
  • PLSS Details: 1,280 feet north and 170 feet east of southeast corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT039—Granite
  • MLRA: 43B—Central Rocky Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MT621—Granite County Area, Montana
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46113-D4—Black Pine Ridge, Montana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C. A. Mogen and D. R. Cawlfield
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive Cryic Paleborolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Pintlar
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pintlar
  • Classificaton Date - 6/16/1961
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/16/1961 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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

    10

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    1779

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    270

    508

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    8.9

    13.9

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    A11—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; loam; moderate fine granular, and weak medium granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A25900
    A12—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), brown (7.5YR 5/2), dry; gravelly loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A25901
    A2—25 to 48 centimeters (9.8 to 18.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2), pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), dry; gravelly loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; 10 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A25902
    A2&B2—48 to 69 centimeters (18.9 to 27.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2), pinkish gray (5YR 7/2), dry; gravelly clay loam; 3 percent pinkish white (5YR 8/2) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; 0.5 fine pores; clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A25903. patchy - phpvsfiid 189737; patchy - phpvsfiid 189737
    B2&A2—69 to 86 centimeters (27.2 to 33.9 inches); dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2), pinkish gray (5YR 6/2), dry; gravelly clay loam; 3 percent reddish gray (5YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium pores; clay films on faces of peds; fragments. Lab sample # 40A25904
    2B21—86 to 112 centimeters (33.9 to 44.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; gravelly clay; 1 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) faint mottles; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 roots; 0.5 fine and medium pores; clay films on faces of peds; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A25905. continuous - phpvsfiid 189739; continuous - phpvsfiid 189739
    2B22—112 to 157 centimeters (44.1 to 61.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2), reddish gray (5YR 5/2), dry; gravelly clay; 21 percent brown (7.5YR 5/2) faint mottles; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine and medium pores; clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A25906
    2B3—157 to 203 centimeters (61.8 to 79.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2), dry; gravelly clay; 3 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct and 3 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; clay films; fragments. Lab sample # 40A25907. patchy - phpvsfiid 189741; patchy - phpvsfiid 189741