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y r~ ~~ <br />42E _= Dahlquist extremely stony loam, 12 to 60 percent slopes, <br />extremely stony <br />setting <br />Landforms: alluvial fans, hillslopes, mountain slopes <br />Dominant native plants: Wyoming big sagebrush,~western <br />wheatgrass, Indian ricegrass, Utah serviceberry <br />Elevation: 6,500 to 7,500 feet <br />Mean annual air temperature: 43 to 44 degrees F <br />Mean annual precipitation: 12 to 14 inches <br />Frost-free period; 95 to 100 days <br />Rock fragments on the surface: 3 to 15 percent stones <br />Soil Characteristics <br />Parent material: alluvium and colluvium from mixed igneous <br />sources <br />Typical profile: <br />0 to 3 inches = brown extremely stony loam <br />3 to 6 inches = pinkish gray very stony loam <br />6 to 30 inches = light brown very stony clay loam <br />30 to 60 inches = pale brown extremely gravelly sandy loam <br />Depth class: very deep <br />Drainage class: well drained <br />Permeability: moderately slow <br />Available water capacity: moderate <br />Potential rooting depth: 60 or more inches <br />Surface runoff: very rapid <br />Hazard of water erosion: very high <br />Shrink-swell potential: low <br />Mass movement potential: low <br />Composition <br />Circleville Family soil and similar soils: 85 percent <br />Contrasting inclusions: 15 percent <br />Contrasting Inclusions <br />Five percent Bostwick soils <br />Five percent Jemey soils <br />Five percent Agua Fria soils at lower elevations <br />Major Dses <br />Rangeland, recreation, wildlife habitat <br />