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Rio Grande County Area, Colorado <br />TsE— Travelers-Garita complex, 5 to 25 percent slopes <br />Map Unit Setting <br />Elevation: 7,800 to 8,800 feet <br />Frost-free period: 90 to 105 days <br />Map Unit Composition <br />Travelers and similar sods: 45 percent <br />Garita and similar soils: 35 percent <br />Description of Travelers <br />Setting <br />Landform: Mesas <br />Down -slope shape: Linear <br />Across -slope shape: Linear <br />Parent material: Residuum weathered from basalt <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope: 5 to 25 percent <br />Depth to restrictive feature: 12 to 20 inches to lithic bedrock <br />Drainage class: Well drained <br />Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water <br />(Ksat): Moderately law to moderately hgh (0.06 to 0.20 inlhr) <br />Depth to water table: More than 80 inches <br />Frequency of flooding: None <br />Frequency of ponding: None <br />Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 15 percent <br />Available water capacity: Very low (about 2.9 inches) <br />Interpretive groups <br />Land capability (nonirrigated): 7s <br />Ecological site: Basalt Hills (R048AY277C0) <br />Typical profile <br />0 to 3 inches: Very stony loam <br />3 to 16 inches: Very gravelly loam, very cobbly loam, very stony loam <br />16 to 20 inches: Unweathered bedrock <br />Description of Garita <br />Setting <br />Landform: Alluvial fans <br />Down -slope shape: Linear <br />Across-slope shape: Linear <br />Properties and qualities <br />Slope: 5 to 25 percent <br />Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches <br />Drainage class: Well drained <br />Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water <br />(Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.60 to 2.00 in/hr) <br />