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PHYSIOGRAPHY
Elevation 6350' (1935 m).
General Topographic Description The site is located on table land about 240 m east of Alkali Creek and about 20 m east of the eastern rim of Alkali canyon. It is situated in old-growth pinyon and juniper woodland displaying aeolian loess soils. Some small order drainages flow south-southeast through the area into an unamed eastern tributary to Alkali Canyon.
Perennial Water Source(s) McElmo Creek, 5000 m to the south; but it is likely the small spring just southeast of the Larson property was at least semi-perennial as was parts of Alkali Creek.
Intermittent Alkali Creek, 240 m to the west.
Water-Impoundment Features None.
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