Kissick soils occupy gently to strongly rolling uplands at elevations ranging from 4,500 to 5,500 feet with average annual precipitation of 16 to 20 inches. These include Danvers, Judith and Cabba series. These are loam and clay loam soils. The Danvers and Judith soils occur on terraces in deep unconsolidated materials and the Cabba soils are of shallow depth over paralithic beds. Kissick soils are well drained, runoff is medium to rapid, and permeability is slow.
Most areas are in native grass range.
Native vegetation is western wheatgrass with some Sandberg bluegrass and annual weeds and forbs. Widely distributed in mountain valleys of western Montana. Kissick soils are of small extent but are locally important in agriculture. Kissick series was formerly classified as Grumusols. The Kissick soils occur with gilgai relief in some areas.