Wupatki National Monument

Location:Arizona, United States
IUCN Category:III
Area:36,098 acres (14,608 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
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Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:BSk (Climate: arid; Precipitation: steppe; Temperature: cold arid)

Ecoregions

Arizona Mountains forests
Colorado Plateau shrublands

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share50 %30 %10 %10 %60 %30 %10 %
Soil TypeLuvic KastanozemsHaplic KastanozemsChromic VertisolsEutric RegosolsHaplic YermosolsCalcaric RegosolsCalcic Yermosols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumFineMediumMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellPoorModerately wellModerately wellModerately wellModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m125 m150 m150 m150 m150 m
Misc. Property  Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)    
Topsoil Properties
Gravel8 %8 %4 %27 %20 %17 %20 %
Sand36 %34 %16 %47 %41 %43 %39 %
Silt41 %45 %29 %34 %39 %35 %37 %
Clay23 %21 %55 %19 %20 %22 %24 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamClayLoamLoamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.2 g/cm³1.29 g/cm³1.65 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.27 %1.28 %0.75 %0.97 %0.41 %0.77 %0.37 %
PH7.37.47.96.48.388.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity66 cmol kg⁻¹81 cmol kg⁻¹75 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹47 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹45 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity23 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹8 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %100 %79 %100 %100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases18.4 cmol kg⁻¹18.4 cmol kg⁻¹45.2 cmol kg⁻¹15.1 cmol kg⁻¹18.1 cmol kg⁻¹31.1 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate4.5 %5.4 %2.5 %0 %1.5 %15 %26 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0.1 %0 %0.1 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %1 %1 %1 %6 %2 %8 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-11.6 dS m-10.2 dS m-10.1 dS m-11 dS m-10.3 dS m-12.4 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel5 %5 %5 %28 %27 %18 %41 %
Sand29 %36 %15 %50 %38 %38 %30 %
Silt42 %43 %28 %32 %40 %36 %42 %
Clay29 %21 %57 %18 %22 %26 %28 %
USDA TextureClay loamLoamClayLoamLoamLoamClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.33 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.44 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.34 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.18 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³1.76 g/cm³1.46 g/cm³1.49 g/cm³1.52 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.57 %0.51 %0.45 %0.4 %0.22 %0.53 %0.29 %
PH7.97.98.16.98.38.18.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity68 cmol kg⁻¹97 cmol kg⁻¹73 cmol kg⁻¹55 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹35 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity24 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹43 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %100 %85 %100 %100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases21.1 cmol kg⁻¹19.1 cmol kg⁻¹47.5 cmol kg⁻¹10.3 cmol kg⁻¹26.8 cmol kg⁻¹41.1 cmol kg⁻¹21.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate10 %10.4 %3.9 %0.1 %4.5 %15 %35 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0.7 %0 %0.7 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %3 %3 %2 %5 %1 %8 %
Electrical Conductivity3.6 dS m-12.2 dS m-10.3 dS m-10.1 dS m-13.8 dS m-10.3 dS m-12.6 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