These are the Almont and Vasquez soils and the competing Ptarmigan soils. Almont soils have a mollic epipedon. Vasquez soils lack a lithic contact above a depth of 40 inches. These soils are used for rangeland and for recreational purposes. They are of considerable importance to wildlife, and they have a distinctive influence on the late summer flow of streams in the area.
Native vegetation is mainly willows, sedges, and water-tolerant plants.
Alpine areas of the high mountains of central Colorado. The series is of small extent. Gunnison County, Colorado, 1975.