IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Thout

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2011WA047001

User Pedon ID: S2011WA047001

Vegetation Plot ID: S2011WA047001

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 13N0366

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72820

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: 48.9516678

Std. Longitude: -118.9861145

Datum: WGS84

Township: 40 N

Range: 30 E

Section: 24

PLSS Details: 730m south and 110m east of NW corner

Location Description: Gold Axe SnoTel site, near summit of Buckhorn Mountain, north east Okanogan County, Washington. #18A26S

State: Washington

County: WA047—Okanogan

MLRA: 43A—Northern Rocky Mountains

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WA649—Okanogan County Area, Washington

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 48118-H8—Buckhorn Mountain, Washington

PEDON

Describers Name: Toby Rodgers

Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Vitrandic Haploxerepts

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Thout

Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Vitrandic Haploxerepts

Taxon Kind - series

PSC - 28 to 64 cm.

Classificaton Date - 11/16/2012

Classifier - Toby Rodgers

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - xeric

Moisture SUBClass - xeric

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: volcanic ash mixed with till over metacarbonate

Landscape: mountain range

Landform: glaciated ridge

Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountaintop

Hill Slope Profile: shoulder

Slope Position: upper third

Slope Complexity: complex

Slope Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: convex

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Bedrock: indurated moderate weathered metamorphic, unspecified at 64cm with 10 to <45

Surface Fragments: 0.05 percent nonflat subrounded indurated 75- to 250-millimeter metamorphic, unspecified,

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 6/30/2011 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Current Weather - sunny

Current Air Temp - 12

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
PSME PICO CARU ACMI2	Pseudotsuga menziesii Pinus contorta Calamagrostis rubescens Achillea millefolium	Douglas-fir lodgepole pine pinegrass common yarrow	— — — —	— — — —	— — — —

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
bedrock, lithic	indurated	64 - 150	- 86 -

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon cambic horizon volcanic glass lithic contact	0—8 3—64 3—64 64—150	—8— —61— —61— —86—

Site Soil Temperature
Site Obs. Date	Depth	Sensor Kind	Temperature
	cm		C
6/30/2011 6/30/2011	15 50	— —	12 10

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
20	—	—	1634	—	110	483	—	90	3.9	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	1159	Gold Axe Camp	SNOTEL

Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; 65 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 7 percent clay; Ksat of 77 um/s; rapid permeability; few (0.8) very fine roots throughout and few (0.8) fine roots throughout; many (8.0) fine low-continuity interstitial pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.; moderately dry when described; observed in pit, small

A—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed, moist; ashy fine sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 7 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 24 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; many (8.0) very fine roots throughout and few (0.8) medium roots throughout and common (3.0) fine roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine low-continuity irregular and common (3.0) fine low-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-51-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.0, pH indicator strip; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N01073; slightly dry when described; observed in pit, small

Bw1—8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; ashy fine sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 5 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 24 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; many (8.0) very fine roots throughout and common (3.0) medium roots throughout and many (8.0) fine roots throughout and few (0.8) coarse roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine low-continuity irregular and common (3.0) fine low-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-51-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.0, pH indicator strip; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N01074; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bw2—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, moist; gravelly ashy fine sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 5 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 24 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; many (8.0) very fine roots throughout and common (3.0) medium roots throughout and many (8.0) fine roots throughout and common (3.0) coarse roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine low-continuity irregular and common (3.0) fine low-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-51-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, pH indicator strip; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N01075; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bw3—46 to 64 centimeters (18.1 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, moist; gravelly ashy fine sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 30 percent silt; 5 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 24 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; many (8.0) very fine roots throughout and common (3.0) medium roots throughout and many (8.0) fine roots throughout and common (3.0) coarse roots throughout; common (3.0) fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-152-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-51-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, pH indicator strip; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N01076; moist when described; observed in pit, small

2R—64 to 150 centimeters (25.2 to 59.1 inches); bedrock; fragments.; observed in pit, small