M333Be Cabinet Mountains

Landscape Characteristics:

Glaciated mountains that formed in argillite, siltite, quartzite, and dolomite. Volcanic ash deposits occur throughout most of the subsection. Elevations range from 2100 to 8700 feet. Drainage density is low to moderate. Lakes occur in some of the cirque basins.

Climate:

Mean annual precipitation ranges from 25 to 100 inches, about 70 percent falling as snow. The soil temperature and moisture regimes are cryic and udic.

Potential Vegetation:

Cedar-hemlock-pine forest/Western spruce-fir forest

Relationships of Dominant Map Unit Components:

Landform Geology Soil Taxa
Mountainsides/moraines Till/argillite/quartzite/dolomite Cryochrepts/Dystrochrepts
Cirquelands/ridges Argillite/quartzite/dolomite Cryochrepts

Disturbance and Land Use:

The primary natural disturbances are fire and insect epidemics. Land use is predominantly timber harvest and recreation.