Pico Pijol National Park

Location:Honduras
IUCN Category:II
Area:29,599 acres (11,978 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Am (Climate: equatorial; Precipitation: monsoonal)

Ecoregions

Central American Atlantic moist forests
Central American dry forests
Central American montane forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
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Soil TypeDystric Cambisols
Topsoil TextureMedium
Reference Depth100 cm
DrainageModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel1 %
Sand43 %
Silt33 %
Clay24 %
USDA TextureLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.27 %
PH5.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity31 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity12 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation31 %
Total Exchangeable Bases3.7 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %
Electrical Conductivity0 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel1 %
Sand45 %
Silt31 %
Clay24 %
USDA TextureLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.37 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.4 %
PH5.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity32 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity9 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation34 %
Total Exchangeable Bases3.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %
Electrical Conductivity0 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