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~~. <br />UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE <br />Soii Conservation Service. Colorado <br />Tect~n i ca l Guide RANGE .Sl.TE . N0~ 303 <br />Section II E field Office • <br />• August 1975 ' <br />~~ <br />RANGE SITE DESCRIPTION ~` <br />• .: .,.: <br />• "€,~. <br />for <br />• ~Y <br />LOAMY SLOPES ~ ~ <br />land Resource Area: 1Jasatch and Uinta Mountains (47) <br />Central Desertic Basins, Mountains, <br />. and Plateaus (34) ~ ~ .. <br />Southern Rocky Mountains (48} _ , <br />. ~ <br />A. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS <br />1. Physiographic Features <br />This siCe occurs on moderate to very steep stony slopes_ Oi'rection • <br />of slope in the upper foothill zone is north and east, anS in the <br />lower oakbrush zone Is south and west. - • <br />Elevation ranges from 6000 to 8000 feet. <br />2. Climatic Features • <br />Annual precipitation varies from 14 to 18 inches. More than one- . <br />half of the effective moisture is snow. Optimum growing season <br />for the native vegetation is Hay 15 to June 30. Llinters are. . <br />typically cold, averaging helow freezing. <br />June, July, and August are generally .the drier months. April and <br />__ May.are.usually windy. <br />3, Native (potential) Vegetation <br />.:This is a browse-grass plant community. Approximately one-half <br />of the annual .production is made up of grass species. Bluebunch <br />wheatgrass,-•Indian ricegrass; western wheatgrass, prairie Junegrass, <br />_ and bottlebrush squirrel tail are the most abundant grasses. The <br />main browse plants are mountain mahogany, antelope bitterbrush, <br />serviceberry, and big sagebrush. Principal forb species include <br />Indian paintbrush. arrowleaf balsamroot, low larkspur, buckwheat. <br />and longleaf phlox. <br />• 1 <br />• • 1 <br /> <br />