Cedar Breaks National Monument

Location:Utah, United States
IUCN Category:III
Area:6,111 acres (2,473 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
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Köppen climate classification:Cfb (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: warm summer)

Ecoregions

Wasatch and Uinta montane forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share50 %30 %10 %10 %
Soil TypeLuvic PhaeozemsLuvic ChernozemsOrthic GreyzemsHaplic Phaeozems
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m150 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel4 %4 %10 %7 %
Sand35 %33 %25 %39 %
Silt41 %41 %54 %38 %
Clay24 %26 %21 %23 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamSilt loamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.37 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.28 g/cm³1.22 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.68 %1.74 %1.6 %1.83 %
PH6.276.66.4
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity52 cmol kg⁻¹69 cmol kg⁻¹71 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity19 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹18 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation87 %100 %99 %87 %
Total Exchangeable Bases16.1 cmol kg⁻¹33.3 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹11.4 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %3.7 %1.6 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %1 %2 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel5 %16 %10 %3 %
Sand30 %33 %23 %43 %
Silt36 %37 %49 %35 %
Clay34 %30 %28 %22 %
USDA TextureClay loamClay loamClay loamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.31 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.37 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.49 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.69 %0.78 %0.4 %0.64 %
PH6.87.676.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity64 cmol kg⁻¹65 cmol kg⁻¹64 cmol kg⁻¹64 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity24 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation92 %100 %100 %92 %
Total Exchangeable Bases23.8 cmol kg⁻¹30.5 cmol kg⁻¹15.3 cmol kg⁻¹12.2 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0.4 %8.9 %3.5 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %2 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Soil data provided by FAO/IIASA/ISRIC/ISSCAS/JRC, 2012. Harmonized World Soil Database (version 1.2). FAO, Rome, Italy and IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria.
Köppen climate classification provided by Kottek, M., J. Grieser, C. Beck, B. Rudolf, and F. Rubel, 2006: World Map of Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification updated. Meteorol. Z., 15, 259-263