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<br />•?7--~r:~~r~ ve:-y ~°avel!y ~ar~l!y !earn, wa•'rn, to '.0 p~r~ent
<br />s!_I;~c;. Ttt,~ ~tla.!ow, wc:. dl-aired .,,.i ._ .r: rnc~ur~;,,.,rls.de~. I'~
<br />f nri0~!'. In ~..ildUVrO der"i V~ri ~1!~rnl n'a rl 'i,!y =rorr. grai;i'~e and gr'..^odi Or'l i,e.
<br />The native vcgctaLior, is mainly gra~~cr. wit!, c~;.~cn tl~ rnodera'Le!y dense
<br />stands ..f ~ondercl~;a pir:e. 3rnal ! sroas wi t!"I thlkr: c.tanras c.f por.~i~rosa
<br />pine and Garnt~cl rra!: arc n-, nort!I nrid WCLt-faL1r1J L!OjICr~. ~Icvation is
<br />L,50Cr to 1G,Cr00 font. TI:e average anr:ual precipita%ion is .~ %0 12
<br />irlcfles, t`IC average arllluai air tcrn;~eratllre is •"O tc. r•+. dcyl'cc~ ~, a«d
<br />the av:r-age f:-o~t-fr'ce pcr-iod is 50 .; c. :;0 I!ays.
<br />Tytlical ly, the cu;-fae~ !aycr is yray~sll t~rnwn very gravelly sandy
<br />I clam at~r,u;; 5 i I-IC!-las th i cl;. Tii~ ~u~~~tr a;; urn , ~ e:;i:r-crn~ l y yr eve I ! y :;an~iy
<br />Iclarn a!Ic~u;; i~ inetlcs t!~iel:. I'ard grar,od!., itc i~ a2 v dcpt!I of 17
<br />irlC i~25. The 91}:I is neat:-a! Tiie t2::tar'' of tl-:e su:"f aie layer In
<br />sornc ..recta . ~ vary cob`.! y sandy I Darn.
<br />Inc ! udad i n this unit i s aboui ~ rI~rCOIY$ Heap Gran i ! e vary
<br />gravelly ~~arldy I rlarn urldcr f i I- rlrl ~hur'L riol'tFl-f at i rly s i do s ! opc~ arld i rl
<br />dra i nageway>. A! ;il i r.c I u~ted abou~i: 5 purcant ,,..p :1J~'crtoro I oaln i n
<br />drairlayeways arld abclui, F pc'+-LLrlt .^,oc!=: ou~t:`n~~ in c'~cepcr area. P,!so
<br />included urllier rnc,l;erat2ly ~!en~e rrl ~!er:se ;t~rl~ls of por,r!erosa pir',2 are
<br />about ~ pCYLCrIt LUIIs with a light-to!ored surface 1'aycr.
<br />°artneaLi I ity of tF:2 Rog:rt sai f i ~ rno~l2rate!y rapid. Avai ;able
<br />water ca;lac i ty i s very I pw. r°fULL t VC I`r~o'c i ny dc;li;!I i s SC> to ~0
<br />i nchas. Runoff i s mrr; i um tc~ rapid, and cha hazard of water oros i on i s
<br />h i g`. to very t. i gll. '
<br />This unit i s used for rangy ! a«d, w i l ~J; i fc hah i'i,4t, ar,d reereat i or,.
<br />T:'le potential plar.i, conttnunity is rnain!y rnounCain muii!y, ,4rizona
<br />fescue, °~.r ry oatc;-zss, ar~d rlr-a i r' i c jurlc;;ra~~s wit`. a ttr i rl avcr~tal-y of
<br />ponrierosa pine. Tire stand of pc:n~lcrosa pine is rmil!arata!y dense to
<br />dense fr'I st CL`p, rlGrttl-f aL lrl ;-j ~!opC'~. TFI I' aVCr ayL annual pr pduL'L1 On ilf
<br />air-dry vice tabor, .~ ahout ^00 puur;lts per acr a. If the condition of
<br />the range deter i clratc,, nc•cd I canc;'~!Irrad, !; ! uc y:`arna, sedges, fr i nycd
<br />sagebr-ustr, al-d rnauntainn:ahogany increase.
<br />This un i'L ~ . poorly su i tcd to tomes i tc dove I c~prncnt. The rna i n
<br />lirn!tatirns are shallow ~!epth to t,edroc4. ami scacpn2~s of slope.
<br />T6i~ rnap unit is ir. tap::!li!!ty su!~elar.s VIIe, nonirrigated. I;, is
<br />in the SFIa! low Fine '1ZhCt ra~;ge site.
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