The Atlow series consists of shallow, well drained soils formed in residuum from chert, argillite, shale, altered rhyolitic tuff and andesite.
Atlow soils are on mountain and hill summits, crests, shoulders and side slopes.
Slopes are 2 to 75 percent. Atlow very gravelly loam, rangeland. Soil moisture - Usually dry, moist mid fall through spring, dry summer through early fall. Xeric Aridic soil moisture regime. Depth to bedrock - 14 to 20 inches.