IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Longmire

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2012WA053581

User Pedon ID: S2012WA053581

Vegetation Plot ID: S2012WA053581

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 13N0636

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 73018

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: 46.7941030

Std. Longitude: -121.5539150

Datum: WGS84

Township: 15 N

Range: 10 E

Section: 16

PLSS Details: 400m south and 280m west of NE corner

Location Description: Mount Rainier National Park, 100 feet east of Highway 123 between Shriner Peak trailhead and Panther Creek.

State: Washington

County: WA053—Pierce

MLRA: 3—Olympic and Cascade Mountains

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WA754—Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46121-G5—Chinook Pass, Washington

PEDON

Describers Name: Toby Rodgers

Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy, amorphic Andic Haplocryods

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Longmire

PSC - 30 to 105 cm.

Classificaton Date - 12/8/2014

Classifier - Toby Rodgers

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Andic Haplocryod

Taxonomic Class - Ashy over loamy, amorphic over isotic Andic Haplocryods

Taxon Kind - taxon above family

PSC - 30 to 105 cm.

Classificaton Date - 11/16/2012

Classifier - Toby Rodgers

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture SUBClass - typic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: volcanic ash over ablation till

Landscape: mountains

Landform: mountain slope

Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainbase

Hill Slope Profile: footslope

Slope Position: lower third

Slope Complexity: complex

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: concave

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 6/12/2012 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - native shrubs

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Current Weather - partly cloudy

Current Air Temp - 11

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
ABAM PSME TSHE MANE2 ACTR VAME COCA13 LIBO3 RUUR	Abies amabilis Pseudotsuga menziesii Tsuga heterophylla Mahonia nervosa Achlys triphylla Vaccinium membranaceum Cornus canadensis Linnaea borealis Rubus ursinus	Pacific silver fir Douglas-fir western hemlock Cascade barberry sweet after death thinleaf huckleberry bunchberry dogwood twinflower California blackberry	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
andic soil properties albic horizon spodic horizon	5—74 5—16 16—74	—69— —11— —58—

Site Soil Temperature
Site Obs. Date	Depth	Sensor Kind	Temperature
	cm		C
6/12/2012 6/12/2012	15 50	— —	8.6 6.3

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
35	—	—	720	—	280	1956	—	90	7.2	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; 75 percent sand; 23 percent silt; 2 percent clay; many (8.0) fine high-continuity interstitial pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small. Thin discontinuous tephra between Oi and Oe horizons, likely Mt. St. Helens 1980 tephra.

Oe—1 to 5 centimeters (0.4 to 2.0 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; 75 percent sand; 23 percent silt; 2 percent clay; common (3.0) very fine roots throughout and few (0.8) medium roots throughout and common (3.0) fine roots throughout; many (8.0) fine moderate-continuity interstitial pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

E1—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1) crushed, dark gray (7.5YR 4/1) crushed, dry; ashy loamy fine sand; 75 percent sand; 23 percent silt; 2 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common (3.0) 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 interstitial and common (3.0) fine low-continuity interstitial pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N02991; moist when described; observed in pit, small. Horizon likely Mt. St. Helens Wn tephra.

E2—8 to 16 centimeters (3.1 to 6.3 inches); 90 percent gray (7.5YR 6/1) crushed and 10 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed ashy loamy sand; 75 percent sand; 23 percent silt; 2 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few (0.8) very fine roots throughout and common (3.0) medium roots throughout and few (0.8) fine roots throughout and few (0.8) coarse roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine low-continuity interstitial and common (3.0) fine low-continuity interstitial pores; fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 13N02992; moist when described; observed in pit, small. Horizon likely Mt. St. Helens Wn tephra.

Bs1—16 to 26 centimeters (6.3 to 10.2 inches); 90 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) crushed and 10 percent dark gray (7.5YR 4/1) crushed ashy sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 29 percent silt; 6 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few (0.8) very fine roots throughout and few (0.8) medium roots throughout and few (0.8) fine roots throughout and few (0.8) coarse roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine moderate-continuity irregular and common (3.0) fine moderate-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-4-5 millimeter pumice fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 5-41-75 millimeter pumice fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 13N02993; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bs2—26 to 40 centimeters (10.2 to 15.7 inches); 75 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) crushed and 25 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2) crushed ashy sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 2 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few (0.8) very fine roots throughout and few (0.8) fine roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine moderate-continuity irregular and common (3.0) fine moderate-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-41-75 millimeter pumice fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N02994; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bs3—40 to 74 centimeters (15.7 to 29.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) broken face paragravelly ashy sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 30 percent silt; 5 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; few (0.8) very fine roots throughout and few (0.8) fine roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine moderate-continuity irregular and common (3.0) fine moderate-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-4-5 millimeter pumice fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-41-75 millimeter andesite fragments observed by visual inspection method and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 5-41-75 millimeter pumice fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 13N02995; moist when described; observed in pit, small

2Bw—74 to 95 centimeters (29.1 to 37.4 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) broken face gravelly sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 32 percent silt; 8 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; few (0.8) very 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 2-4-5 millimeter andesite fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-163-250 millimeter andesite fragments observed by visual inspection method and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-41-75 millimeter andesite fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 13N02996; moist when described; observed in pit, small

2C—95 to 150 centimeters (37.4 to 59.1 inches); 80 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) broken face and 20 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face very gravelly sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 30 percent silt; 5 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; few (0.8) very 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 75-163-250 millimeter andesite fragments observed by visual inspection method and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-4-5 millimeter andesite fragments observed by visual inspection method and 25 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-41-75 millimeter andesite fragments observed by visual inspection method. Lab sample # 13N02997; moist when described; observed in pit, small