IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Leighcan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991CO097011
  • User Pedon ID: 91CO097011
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1991CO097011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0294
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64533
  • Print Date: 5/31/2024

    • 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: 39.2313881
  • Std. Longitude: -106.8097229
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10S
  • Range: 84W
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: NW/NE
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO097—Pitkin
  • MLRA: 48A—Southern Rocky Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J.H., L.H., T.S.
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 11
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Leighcan
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed Dystric Cryochrepts
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1991
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ABLA

    VASC

    Abies lasiocarpa

    Vaccinium scoparium

    subalpine fir

    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

    11

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    3438

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    270

    76

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, dry; very stony loam; weak very fine and fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P01840. 15% clay, 40% sand, 45% silt; common medium roots; many very fine and fine roots
    E—10 to 38 centimeters (3.9 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, dry; extremely stony loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 92P01841. 16% clay, 45% sand, 39% silt; few very fine roots; common fine and medium roots
    Bw—38 to 79 centimeters (15.0 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, dry; extremely stony loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine to coarse interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 92P01842. 18% clay, 50% sand, 32% silt; few medium roots; common fine roots
    R—79 centimeters (31.1 inches); fragments.