Narel soils are on mountainous areas and have slopes ranging from 8 to 90 percent. The mean annual temperature is about 48 degrees F. and the mean annual precipitation is 80 to 120 inches. Narel silt loam on a south facing 22 percent slope under coniferous forest vegetation at 950 feet elevation.
All textures are apparent field textures.
Thickness of the solum and depth to the paralithic contact ranges from 40 to more than 60 inches. The 10 to 40 inch control section averages 20 to 27 percent clay. The mean annual soil temperature ranges from 47 to 51 degrees F. Soil reaction is strongly acid or extremely acid. The umbric epipedon is 11 to 19 inches thick. Structure is subangular blocky or granular.