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r' <br />_)016-D Fort [lingate-Rock Outcrop complex, 6 to 25 percent slopes <br />• This mapping unit consists of a moderately deep, we71 drained <br />soil and rock outcrop on sloping to moderately steep mountainsides. <br />About 45 percent of this complex is Fort~[Jingate stony fine sandy loam, <br />Rock Outcrop accounts for about 35 percent of this complex. Elevation <br />is 7,600 to 8,800 feet. The average annual precipitation is 18 to 22 <br />inches. The average annual air temperature is 41 to 45 degrees. The <br />frost-free season is 90 to 110 days. <br />T}'pically, the surface of Fort Wingate is covered with a one inch <br />layer of organic material. The surface is typically a dark brown stony <br />fine sandy Ioam about 1 inch thick. The lower portion of the surface <br />layer is typically a pinkish gray stony fine sandy loam about 6 inches <br />thick. The upper portion of the subsoil is light brown loam about 5 <br />inches thick. The middle part is reddish brown heavy clay loam about <br />13 inches [trick. The lower portion is reddish yellow stony sandy clay <br />loam about 7 inches thick. Sandstone bedrock occurs at n d~q~Ui of 20 to <br />40 inches. <br />Included with this unit in mapped areas are about 15 percent (:oldvale <br />very stony fine sandy loam and small areas of Valto, Nordic, and Anvik soils. <br />Permeability is slow. Effective rooting depth is 20 to 40 inches. <br />Surface runoff is moderate and erosion hazard is low. Available water ca- <br />pacity is moderate. <br />This unit is used mainly for woodland and livestock grazing. It i5 <br />also used for wildlife habitat and small areas of homesite development. <br />The Fort Wingate soil is well suited to the production of Ponderosa <br />. pine. Based on~a site index of 70, the potential production of marketable <br />timber is 4,480 cubic feet or 22,000 board feet per acre (International rule) <br />