IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Burton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2004NC009004
  • User Pedon ID: S2004NC009004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 04N1082
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 16924
  • Print Date: 4/26/2025

    • 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: 36.4030266
  • Std. Longitude: -81.4637222
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Mt Jefferson State Park, Jefferson, NC
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: North Carolina
  • County: NC009—Ashe
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC009—Ashe County, North Carolina

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M.J. Vepraskas, R.L. Mathis, G.S. Kreiser, and A.J. Zelasko
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Burton
  • Classificaton Date - 8/11/2005
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: sideslope of mountain ridge mountain
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/11/2005 (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

    60

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    1428

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    270

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    A—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 medium and coarse roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N06004
    AB—23 to 37 centimeters (9.1 to 14.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 medium and coarse roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N06005
    Bw1—37 to 68 centimeters (14.6 to 26.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) cobbly loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium and coarse roots; 1 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 04N06006
    Bw2—68 to 89 centimeters (26.8 to 35.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) very cobbly loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium and coarse roots; 3 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 04N06007
    Bw3—89 to 112 centimeters (35.0 to 44.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) extremely cobbly loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium and coarse roots; 3 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 04N06008
    R—112 centimeters (44.1 inches); amphibolite fragments.