The site is about 2 miles southeast of Lost Lake and 0.4 of a mile northeast of the junction of the Alaska Canyon and Selic Canyon trails. Thickness of the solum ranges from 22 to 37 inches. Depth to bedrock ranges from 22 to 40 inches. These soils are usually dry. Mean annual soil temperature ranges from 39 to 44 degrees F., and mean summer soil temperature of 45 to 47 degrees F. where an 0 horizon is present, and from 55 to 58 degrees F. where no 0 horizon is present.
Mineralogy is mixed.
Texture of the control section is predominantly fine sandy loam or sandy loam containing up to 35 percent coarse fragments. Gravel usually predominates. Color of the A1 horizons include hues of 10YR or 7.5YR, values of 3 to 5 dry and 2 or 3 moist, and chromas of 1 to 3. Chromas of 1 occur only in the A11 horizons, while chromas of 3 occur in the lower A1 horizons. Structure ranges from moderate or strong, very fine to medium granular.