The average annual precipitation is 15 to 18 inches with peak periods of precipitation during the spring and summer. These are the Cathedral , Lininger , and Ratake soils. Cathedral and Ratake soils have bedrock above 20 inches depth. Lininger soils have less than 35 percent rock fragments, and have bedrock between a depth of 20 to 40 inches. These soils are used as native pastureland and for recreational purposes.
Native vegetation is mainly winterfat, phlox, squirreltail, and blue grama.
Mountain valleys of central Colorado. The series is of moderate extent.