Detailed Soil Survey of the Mount Revelstoke Summit Area.

101Aspect : ---Elevation : 6,300 ft . ASL (1,920 m)Drainage Class :well drainedSoil Classification :Lithic Humo-Ferric PodzolVegetation :Abies lasiocarpa and Luetkea pectinata dominant species,with 20% bare surfaceL - F 1 to 0 cm ; slightly decomposed moss and needle litter, abrupt,smooth boundary .Ae 0 to 7 cm ; dark grayish brown (10 YR 4/2 m) loam ; weak, finegranular ; very friable ; abundant, very fine and fine, randomroots ; 5% coarse fragments ; abrupt, smooth boundary ; 5 to 10cm thick .Bf 7 to 18 cm ; dark reddish brown (5 YR 3/3 m) sandy loam ;moderate, fine ranular ; friable ; abundant, very fine andfine, vertical roots ; 5% coarse fragments ; abrupt, smoothboundary ; 10 to 21 cm thick .R 18+ cm ; bedrock .Pedon Description B :Described by : L . Knapik and G CoenDate : September 19, 1973Location :S-10BParent Material :thin colluvium/bedrockLandform :colluvium covered bedrock ridgeSlope : 70%Aspect :northElevation : 6,050 ft . ASL (1,850 m)Drainage Class :well drainedSoil Classification :Lithic Humo-Ferric Podzol