M332Da Snowy Foothills

Landscape Characteristics:

Rolling foothills and associated valleys that formed in sandstone and shale. Elevations range from 3500 to 5000 feet. Drainage density is moderate.

Climate:

Mean annual precipitation ranges from 15 to 19 inches, about 60 percent falling as snow. The soil temperature and moisture regimes are frigid and typic ustic.

Potential Vegetation:

Eastern ponderosa forest/Foothill prairie

Relationships of Dominant Map Unit Components:

Landform Geology Soil Taxa
Foothills Sandstone/shale Argiborolls/Haploborolls
Floodplains/terraces Alluvium Ustifluvents/Haploborolls

Disturbance and Land Use:

The primary natural disturbance is fire. Land use is predominantly livestock grazing.