IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Owyhigh
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2011WA053501
  • User Pedon ID: S2011WA053501
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2011WA053501
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 13N0367
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 73250
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 46.8692980
  • Std. Longitude: -121.5342290
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 16 N
  • Range: 10 E
  • Section: 22
  • PLSS Details: 120m south and 370m west of NE corner
  • Location Description: Cayuse Pass SnoTel site, along Washington State Route 410 between Cayuse Pass and Chinook Pass, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. #21C41S
  • 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 Humicryods
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Owyhigh
  • PSC - 29 to 84 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/5/2014
  • Classifier - Toby Rodgers
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Andic Humicryod
  • Taxonomic Class - Medial, amorphic Andic Humicryods
  • Taxon Kind - taxon above family
  • PSC - 29 to 84 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/16/2012
  • Classifier - Toby Rodgers
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: volcanic ash over residuum
  • 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 granite at 84cm with 10 to <45
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/31/2011 (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 - rain
  • Current Air Temp - 5
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ABAM

    ABLA

    RHAL2

    TSME

    VAME

    VAOV

    VASI

    Abies amabilis

    Abies lasiocarpa

    Rhododendron albiflorum

    Tsuga mertensiana

    Vaccinium membranaceum

    Vaccinium ovalifolium

    Valeriana sitchensis

    Pacific silver fir

    subalpine fir

    Cascade azalea

    mountain hemlock

    thinleaf huckleberry

    oval-leaf blueberry

    Sitka valerian

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    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    bedrock, lithic

    indurated

    84 - 150

    - 66 -

    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    andic soil properties

    albic horizon

    spodic horizon

    lithic contact

    4—84

    4—16

    16—74

    84—150

    —80—

    —12—

    —58—

    —66—
    Site Soil Temperature
    Site Obs. Date Depth Sensor Kind Temperature
    cm C

    8/31/2011

    8/31/2011

    15

    50

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    7

    5
    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

    5

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    1597

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    260

    1905

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    90

    3.9

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    3

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    1085

    Cayuse Pass

    SNOTEL
    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; 70 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 3 percent clay; Ksat of 24 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; many (8.0) fine high-continuity interstitial pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. Thin discontinuous tephra between Oi and Oe horizons, likely Mt. St. Helens 1980 tephra.
    Oe—2 to 4 centimeters (0.8 to 1.6 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; 70 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 3 percent clay; Ksat of 24 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; many (8.0) very fine roots throughout and common (3.0) very coarse roots throughout and common (3.0) medium roots throughout and many (8.0) fine roots throughout and common (3.0) coarse roots throughout; many (8.0) fine moderate-continuity interstitial pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    E—4 to 16 centimeters (1.6 to 6.3 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) crushed, brown (7.5YR 5/2) crushed, dry; medial sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 3 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 24 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; common (3.0) very fine roots throughout and common (3.0) medium roots throughout and common (3.0) fine roots throughout and common (3.0) coarse roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine low-continuity interstitial and common (3.0) fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 5-51-75 millimeter pumice fragments observed by visual inspection method, pH indicator strip; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 13N01077; moist when described; observed in pit, small. Horizon likely Mt. St. Helens Wn tephra.
    Bhs—16 to 30 centimeters (6.3 to 11.8 inches); 50 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) broken face and 50 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) broken face, brown (7.5YR 5/2) broken face, dry; paragravelly medial sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 36 percent silt; 4 percent clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 24 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; few (0.8) very fine roots throughout and few (0.8) medium roots throughout and few (0.8) fine roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine low-continuity interstitial and common (3.0) fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-4-5 millimeter pumice fragments observed by visual inspection method and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 5-51-75 millimeter pumice fragments observed by visual inspection method, pH indicator strip; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 13N01078; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bs—30 to 48 centimeters (11.8 to 18.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) broken face, brown (7.5YR 5/3) broken face, dry; medial sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 36 percent silt; 4 percent clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 24 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; few (0.8) very fine roots throughout and few (0.8) medium 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 5-51-75 millimeter pumice fragments observed by visual inspection method, pH indicator strip; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 13N01079; moist when described; observed in pit, small. Horizon likely Mt. St. Helens Yn tephra. Fragments are pumice, 10YR 6/3 moist.
    Bhsb—48 to 60 centimeters (18.9 to 23.6 inches); 60 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) broken face and 40 percent very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) broken face, brown (7.5YR 5/3) broken face, dry; medial sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 5 percent clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 24 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; 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 subangular indurated 5-51-75 millimeter andesite fragments observed by visual inspection method, pH indicator strip; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 13N01080; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bsb—60 to 74 centimeters (23.6 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, dry; gravelly medial fine sandy loam; 55 percent sand; 40 percent silt; 5 percent clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 24 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; 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 subangular indurated 2-4-5 millimeter andesite fragments observed by visual inspection method and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-51-75 millimeter andesite fragments observed by visual inspection method, pH indicator strip; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 13N01081; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    2BC—74 to 84 centimeters (29.1 to 33.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, dry; medial fine sandy loam; 55 percent sand; 40 percent silt; 5 percent clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 24 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; few (0.8) very 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 subangular indurated 5-51-75 millimeter andesite fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-4-5 millimeter andesite fragments observed by visual inspection method, pH indicator strip; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 13N01082; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    2R—84 to 150 centimeters (33.1 to 59.1 inches); unweathered bedrock; fragments.; observed in pit, small