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.-, <br />L/' <br /> <br /> UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRIC LTURE <br /> Soil Conservation Service, Colorado <br /> <br /> Technical Guide RANGE SITE N0. 310 <br /> Section II E Field Office <br /> August 1975 <br /> RANGE SITE DESCRIPTION <br /> for <br /> SANDY FOOTHILLS <br /> Land Resource Area: Central Desertic Basins, Mountains, <br />' and Plateaus (34) <br /> Colorado and Green Rivers Plateaus (35) <br /> Southern Rocky Mountains (48) <br />' A. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS <br />' 1. Physiographic Features <br /> This site occurs as ro111ng uplands and may occur at the base of <br /> sandstone bluffs. This site ranges from steep slopes to gently <br /> rolling mesas. <br /> The slope may vary between 3 to 30 percent. The direction and <br /> degree do not influence the site. Elevation ranges from 5500 <br />' to 7400 feet. <br /> 2. Climatic Features <br /> <br /> Annual precipitation is between 12 and 15 inches. About half of <br /> this comes between April 1 and September 30. Optimum growing <br /> season for native punts 1s April to July. Winters are cold with <br /> an average day temperature of 20° to 25° F. Late May, June, and <br /> early July are usually the dry months. Spring is usually very <br />1 windy. <br /> 3. Native (potential) Vegetation <br />' An open stand of sagebrush and bltterbrush mixed with an abundance <br /> of such grasses as Indian ricegrass, needle-and-threadgrass, June- <br /> grass, squirreltail, native bluegrass, western wheatgrass, and <br />' basin wildrye. <br /> <br />r <br /> <br />