Mount Rainier National Park

Location:Washington, United States
IUCN Category:II
Area:235,186 acres (95,176 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
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Köppen climate classification:Csb (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: summer dry; Temperature: warm summer)

Ecoregions

Central and Southern Cascades forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share60 %20 %20 %60 %20 %20 %
Soil TypeHumic AcrisolsHaplic PhaeozemsHumic CambisolsVitric AndosolsOrthic PodzolsHumic Cambisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMediumCoarseMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellSomewhat excessiveModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m100 m100 m150 m
Phase 1   Stony  
Topsoil Properties
Gravel5 %7 %8 %4 %4 %8 %
Sand46 %39 %41 %46 %85 %41 %
Silt30 %38 %36 %43 %11 %36 %
Clay24 %23 %23 %11 %4 %23 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamLoamLoamLoamy sandLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.73 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.3 g/cm³1.33 g/cm³1.1 g/cm³0.87 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.1 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.73 %1.83 %2.72 %4.38 %2.09 %2.72 %
PH56.45.25.94.55.2
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity19 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹138 cmol kg⁻¹98 cmol kg⁻¹54 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity9 cmol kg⁻¹18 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation27 %87 %24 %57 %16 %24 %
Total Exchangeable Bases2.5 cmol kg⁻¹11.4 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹5.2 cmol kg⁻¹2.5 cmol kg⁻¹5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %1 %1 %1 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel7 %3 %8 %10 %5 %8 %
Sand41 %43 %44 %56 %84 %44 %
Silt26 %35 %32 %32 %11 %32 %
Clay33 %22 %24 %12 %5 %24 %
USDA TextureClay loamLoamLoamSandy loamLoamy sandLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.34 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.7 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.35 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.16 g/cm³0.91 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.16 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.77 %0.64 %1.03 %1.47 %0.59 %1.03 %
PH5.26.85.264.85.2
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity15 cmol kg⁻¹64 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹155 cmol kg⁻¹63 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity7 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation21 %92 %30 %57 %23 %30 %
Total Exchangeable Bases3 cmol kg⁻¹12.2 cmol kg⁻¹2.5 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹1.6 cmol kg⁻¹2.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %2 %2 %2 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 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