United States, Colorado, Larimer, Central Plains (D10), Rocky Mountains NEON (RMNP), Rocky Mountain National Park Megapit, MP1 [Location ID: MEGAPT100990]
40.27707 -105.54524 +-3m. WGS84
13N 453585.4315E 4458523.44424N
2758 meters (9046ft)
Soil sample from the megapit for archive
NEON.DOC.001307vA
A--0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face fine sandy loam, dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face, moist; 75 percent sand; 11 percent silt; 14 percent clay; single grain, and weak fine subangular blocky; moderately hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common very fine roots throughout and common medium roots throughout and common fine roots throughout; noneffervescent, by HCl, 1 normal; slightly acid, pH 6.2, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 12N04726