Mean annual precipitation is about 30 inches. Mean annual temperature is about 49 degrees F near the type location. Depth to the paralithic contact with sandstone bedrock ranges from 20 to 40 inches. Volume of sandstone channers ranges from 0 to 15 percent as a weighted average in the sandy mantle but ranges up to 35 percent in individual subhorizons in some pedons. Volume of flagstones ranges from 0 to 5 percent throughout the pedon.
Rock outcrops are in some areas and a rocky phase is recognized.
The O horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR or is neutral in hue. Value is 2 or 3 and chroma is 0 to 2. The O horizon is a layer of moderately decomposed plant material. The A horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 2 to 5 and chroma of 1 to 3. Cultivated pedons have an Ap horizon with value of 3 to 5 and chroma of 2 or 3.