Detailed Soil Survey of the Mount Revelstoke Summit Area.

Vegetation : Abies lasiocarpa (shrub sized), Rhododendron albiflorum ,Luetkea pectinata , Arnica latifolia and bryophytes .Ah 0 to 5 cm ; very dark gray (10 YR 3/1 m) loam ; weak, finegranular ; very friable ; plentiful, fine, vertical roots ;10% coarse fragments ; clear, smooth boundary ; 3 to 6 cmthick .Bf 5 to 12 cm ; dark reddish brown (5 YR 3/2 m) sandy loam ;moderate, line granular ; very friable ; plentiful, fine,random roots ; 10% coarse fragments ; abrupt, wavy boundary ;5 to 13 cm thick .R 12+ cm ; bedrock .