General Soil Type:

Vc

Region:

V

Map Unit Description:

Cold, stony soils of mountains that stay moist all year due to

late snowmelt; forest soils formed in volcanic ejecta and basalt

with grassland soils formed from loess and basalt on south

slopes

Moisture Regime:

Udic

Temperature Regime:

Cryic

Taxonomic Classification:

Xeric Vitricryands, Andic Cryumbrepts, Pachic

Cryoborolls, Lithic Cryoborolls

Major Soil Series:

Naxing-Pird-Alfir-Saydab-Darland-Ganis