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1 <br /> <br />' Coni Series <br />The Coni series consists of shallow, well-drained <br />' soils that formed in azkosic sedimentary rock over- <br />lying unweathered conglomerate. 'these gently slop- <br /> ing to sloping soils are at or near the edge of <br /> tablelands in the southern part of the Area. Slopes <br />' are 3 to 15 percent. The vegetation is dominantly <br />short and mid grasses, but in plates there are pine <br /> trees and brush. Elevations are 6,600 to 7,800 <br /> feet. Annual precipitation is 17 to 21 inches. <br /> Mean annual soil temperature is 43' to 47' F., and <br /> the frost-free season is ]15 to 125 days. <br /> In a representative profile the surface layer, <br /> about 7 inches thick, is dark grayish-brown loam. <br /> The subsoil, about 10 inches thick, is a bran to <br /> pelt-brown clay loam to sandy clay loam that tests <br /> on hard conglomerate at a depth of 17 inches or <br /> less. <br /> Coni soils have moderate permeability. Available <br /> water capacity is low. Plants can penetrate to a <br /> depth of 20 inches or less. <br /> Most areas of Loni soils are in native grasses <br /> and are used for grazing livestock and for wildlife <br />' habitat. <br />' <br /> Coni rocky loam, 3 to 100 percent slopes (Co47.- <br /> This complex is about )0 percent Coni loam and about <br /> 15 percent Aock outcrop. This tomplu is on or near <br />' tableland edges in the southern part of the Area. <br /> It is made vp of long, narrow bands about 1,000 feet <br /> or less in width and extending for several miles in <br /> length. In most places these areas are more than <br />' 100 acres in size. In a typical area of this Com- <br /> plex Coni loam has slopes of 3 to 15 percent; the <br /> bck outcrop is mainly near nearly vertical cliffs <br /> (plate IV, right). <br /> Included in nipping are areas of Brussett loam, <br /> S to 9 percent slopes, gcttle sandy loam, Stony <br /> rough Iand, and I(ettle and Falcon soils. Taken <br /> together these area make up 15 percent of each <br /> nipped area. <br /> Surface nmoff is rapid. The hazard of rater <br /> erosion is moderste to severe, especially in the <br /> spring during snowmelt. <br /> lost areas of this complex are used for grazing <br /> livestock. The panoramic view from areas of this <br /> complex make it a popular site for homes. (Capa- <br /> bility unit VIIe-1; Loamy Park range site) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />