Youga soils are on upland hills, plateaus, foot slopes, fans, and mountainsides. Slopes range from 2 to 50 percent. Youga loam - grassland. Depth to bedrock is more than 40 inches. Mean annual soil temperature ranges from 39 to 46 degrees F., and mean summer soil temperature ranges from 47 to 55 degrees F. Depth to secondary calcium carbonate accumulation is 40 inches or more.
Reaction is slightly acid through mildly alkaline.
It is typically loam, sandy clay loam, or clay loam with or without gravelly modifiers and has 18 to 35 percent clay. Reaction is slightly acid through mildly alkaline. It is typically sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, sandy clay loam, or clay loam and less commonly a sandy loam with 14 to 35 percent clay. Reaction is neutral through moderately alkaline. Amsden, Gebson, Gelkie, Leavitt, Michelson, Monida, Morset, Oro Fino , Philipsburg, Tingey, and Wellsville soils have consistent horizons of visible secondary calcium carbonate accumulation above a depth of 40 inches.