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Table A1.1 Section and Subsection Names with Elevation Ranges for Forest Service Class 1 Areas Class 1 Area Ecounit Approx DRAFT Appendix A1: Ecounit Section and Subsection Attributes for Forest Service Class 1 Areas Below are four tables summarizing the climate, vegetation, and soil attributes associated with the Ecounit Sections and Subsections. Ecounit classification of the Forest Service Class 1 Areas was done by overlaying a GIS coverage of the Class 1 Areas on the DRAFT Subsection map. Once the map lines and subsection attributes are finalized, information at the subsection-level will be available for all Class 1 Areas (projected completion: spring 2005). Note that there are a few instances where Section Descriptions were not available. Table A1.1 Section and subsection names with elevation ranges for Forest Service Class 1 Areas Class 1 Area Ecounit Approx. DOMAIN DIVISION PROVINCE SECTION SubSection Name Section Class 1 Section % Area Elevation Elevation (m) (m) REGION 1 1 Anaconda M332B 70 DRY Temperate Middle Rocky Mountain Bitterroot South Anaconda- 915 - 1554 - Pintler DOMAIN Steppe Steppe-Coniferous Valley Section Bitterroot Mountains 3050 3290 Wilderness Regime Forest-Alpine Meadow (M332Bc) Mountains Province Anaconda-Flint Creek Mountains (M332Bd) M332E 30 DRY Temperate Middle Rocky Mountain Beaverhead Anaconda Mountains 763 - DOMAIN Steppe Steppe-Coniferous Mountains (M332Eg) 3050 Regime Forest-Alpine Meadow Section Mountains Province 2 Bob M332B Trace DRY Temperate Middle Rocky Mountain Bitterroot Whitefish-Swan 315 - 1219 - Marshall DOMAIN Steppe Steppe-Coniferous Valley Section Mountains (M332Bh) 3050 2743 Wilderness Regime Forest-Alpine Meadow Mountains Province M333C 100 DRY Temperate Northern Rocky Northern Canadian Rockies- 2440 - DOMAIN Steppe Mountain Forest-Steppe- Rockies Whitefish-Swan 3050 Regime Coniferous Forest-Alpine Section Mountains (M333Cb) Mountains Meadow Province Flathead Thrust Faulted Mountains (M333Ce) Middle Rocky Mountain Front (M333Cg) Southern Rocky Mountain Front (M333Ch) 3 Cabinet M333B 100 DRY Temperate Northern Rocky Flathead Purcell-North Cabinet 610 - 762 - Mountains DOMAIN Steppe Mountain Forest-Steppe- Valley Section Mountains (M333Ba) 2135 2663 Wilderness Regime Coniferous Forest-Alpine Mountains Meadow Province 1 DRAFT Class 1 Area Ecounit Approx. DOMAIN DIVISION PROVINCE SECTION SubSection Name Section Class 1 Section % Area Elevation Elevation (m) (m) 4 Gates of the M332D 100 DRY Temperate Middle Rocky Mountain Belt Big Belt Mountains 915 - 2134 - Mountains DOMAIN Steppe Steppe - Coniferous Mountains (M332Dh) 3050 2134 Wilderness Regime Forest - Alpine Meadow Section Big Belt Foothills Mountains (M332De) 5 Mission M333C 100 DRY Temperate Northern Rocky Northern Canadian Rockies- 2440 - Mountains DOMAIN Steppe Mountain Forest-Steppe- Rockies Whitefish-Swan 3050 Wilderness Regime Coniferous Forest-Alpine Section Mountains (M333Cb) Mountains Meadow Province 6 Scapegoat M332B 61 DRY Temperate Middle Rocky Mountain Bitterroot Continental Divide 915 - 2805 Wilderness DOMAIN Steppe Steppe-Coniferous Valley Section Foothills (M332Bf) 3050 Regime Forest-Alpine Meadow Whitefish-Swan Mountains Province Mountains (M332Bh) M333C 39 DRY Temperate Northern Rocky Northern Canadian Rockies- 2440 - DOMAIN Steppe Mountain Forest-Steppe- Rockies Whitefish-Swan 3050 Regime Coniferous Forest-Alpine Section Mountains (M333Cb) Mountains Meadow Province Flathead Thrust Faulted Mountains (M333Ce) Southern Rocky Mountain Front (M333Ch) 7 Selway- M332A 85 DRY Temperate Middle Rocky Mountain Idaho Batholith Lochsa-Salmon 900 - Bitterroot DOMAIN Steppe Steppe-Coniferous Section Breaklands (M332Aa) 3000 Wilderness Regime Forest-Alpine Meadow Mountains Province Stanley Basin-Sawtooth Valley (M332Ab) M332B 15 DRY Temperate Middle Rocky Mountain Bitterroot Bitterroot Glaciated 915 - DOMAIN Steppe Steppe-Coniferous Valley Section Canyons (M332Ba) 3050 Regime Forest-Alpine Meadow Mountains Province South Anaconda- Bitterroot Mountains (M332Bc) M333D trace DRY Temperate Northern Rocky Bitterroot Clark Fork Valley and DOMAIN Steppe Mountain Forest-Steppe - Mountains Mountains (M333Dc) Regime Coniferous Forest - Section Mountains Alpine Meadow 2 DRAFT Class 1 Area Ecounit Approx. DOMAIN DIVISION PROVINCE SECTION SubSection Name Section Class 1 Section % Area Elevation Elevation (m) (m) REGION 2 1 Chiricahua 321A 100 DRY Tropical/Subt Chihuahuan Semi-Desert Basin and Sulphur Springs Plains 800-1676 2986 Wilderness DOMAIN ropical Desert Range Desert Grass-Shrubland (321Aj) Santa Catalina Mountains Encinal Woodland (321Am) 2 Eagles Nest M331I 80 DRY Temperate Southern Rocky Northern Parks Mosquito-Gore Range 1700 - Wilderness DOMAIN Steppe Mountain Steppe-Open and Ranges (M331Ig) 4400 Regime Woodland-Coniferous Section Middle Park (M331Is) Mountains Forest-Alpine Meadow Province M331H 20 DRY Temperate Southern Rocky North-Central Williams Fork 1706 - DOMAIN Steppe Mountain Steppe-Open Highlands Mountains and Hills 3657 Regime Woodland-Coniferous Section (M331Hb) Mountains Forest-Alpine Meadow Hardscabble-Red and Province White Mountains (M331Hh) 3 Fitzpatrick M331J 90 DRY Temperate Southern Rocky Wind River Wind River Range 1800 - 4207 Wilderness DOMAIN Steppe Mountain Steppe-Open Mountain Summit Ridges and 4100 Regime Woodland-Coniferous Section Peaks (M331Ja) Mountains Forest-Alpine Meadow Sub-Summit Uplands Province (M331Jb) 342F 10 DRY Temperate Intermountain Semi- Central Basin Western Wind River 1100 - DOMAIN Desert Desert Province and Hills Basin (342Fa) 3100 Division Section 4 Flat Tops M331H 100 DRY Temperate Southern Rocky North-Central Flat Tops (M331Hd) 1706 - 3048 - Wilderness DOMAIN Steppe Mountain Steppe-Open Highlands Lower Roaring Fork 3657 3048 Regime Woodland-Coniferous Section Valley (M331Hf) Mountains Forest-Alpine Meadow Province 5 La Garita M331G 100 DRY Temperate Southern Rocky South-Central San Juan Mountains - 2300 - Wilderness DOMAIN Steppe Mountain Steppe-Open Highlands Weminuche Wilderness 4300 Regime Woodland-Coniferous Section (M331Gu) Mountains Forest-Alpine Meadow Province 3 DRAFT Class 1 Area Ecounit Approx. DOMAIN DIVISION PROVINCE SECTION SubSection Name Section Class 1 Section % Area Elevation Elevation (m) (m) 6 Maroon M331H 10 DRY Temperate Southern Rocky North-Central 1706 - 4267 Bells- DOMAIN Steppe Mountain Steppe-Open Highlands 3657 Snowmass Regime Woodland-Coniferous Section Wilderness Mountains Forest-Alpine Meadow Province M331I 90 DRY Temperate Southern Rocky Northern Parks 1700 - DOMAIN Steppe Mountain Steppe-Open and Ranges 4400 Regime Woodland-Coniferous Section Mountains Forest-Alpine Meadow Province 7 Mount Zirkel M331I 100 DRY Temperate Southern Rocky Northern Parks North Park (M331Io) 1700 - 3712 Wilderness DOMAIN Steppe Mountain Steppe-Open and Ranges 4400 Regime Woodland-Coniferous Section Mountains Forest-Alpine Meadow Zirkle Range (M331Iq) Province Park-Sierra Madre Ranges (M331Iu) 8 North M331A 100 DRY Temperate Southern Rocky Yellowstone North Absaroka Range 1800 - 3723 Absaroka DOMAIN Steppe Mountain Steppe-Open Highlands (M331Ag) 4100 Wilderness Regime Woodland-Coniferous Section Mountains Forest-Alpine Meadow Absaroka Sedimentary Province Mountains (M331Ai) 9 Rawah M331I 100 DRY Temperate Southern Rocky Northern Parks North Front Range 1700 - 3947 Wilderness DOMAIN Steppe Mountain Steppe-Open and Ranges (M331Ib) 4400 Regime Woodland-Coniferous Section Mountains Forest-Alpine Meadow Indian Peaks-Williams Province Mountains (M331Ip) Medicine Bow Mountains (M331Iv) 4 DRAFT Class 1 Area Ecounit Approx. DOMAIN DIVISION PROVINCE SECTION SubSection Name Section Class 1 Section % Area Elevation Elevation (m) (m) 10 Washakie 342A Trace DRY Temperate Intermountain Semi- Bighorn Basin Northern Rocky 2012 - Wilderness DOMAIN Desert Desert Mountain Foothills 4009 Division (342Ac) M331A 100 DRY Temperate Southern Rocky Yellowstone Central Absaroka 1800 - 2012 - DOMAIN Steppe Mountain Steppe-Open Highlands Volcanic Range 4100 4009 Regime Woodland-Coniferous Section (M331Ac) Mountains Forest-Alpine Meadow Province Absaroka Range (M331Ad) North Absaroka Range (M331Ag) Wind River-Absaroka Range (M331Aj) 11 Weminuche 313B Trace DRY Tropical/Subt Colorado Plateau Semi- Navaho San Juan Basin North 2130 - 4267 Wilderness DOMAIN ropical Steppe Desert Canyonlands (313Be) 3690 Division M331G 100 DRY Temperate Southern Rocky South-Central San Juan Mountains 2300 - DOMAIN Steppe Mountain Steppe-Open Highlands Central (M331Gq) 4300 Regime Woodland-Coniferous Section San Juan Mountains Mountains Forest-Alpine Meadow South Central Province (M331Gs) San Juan Mountains - Weminuche Wilderness (M331Gu) 12 West Elk M331H 100 DRY Temperate Southern Rocky North-Central West Elks (M331Hn) 1706 - 3798 Wilderness DOMAIN Steppe Mountain Steppe-Open Highlands 3657 Regime Woodland-Coniferous Section Mountains Forest-Alpine Meadow Province REGION 3 1 Galiuro 321A 100 DRY Tropical/Subtr Chihuahuan Semi-Desert Basin and Santa Catalina 800 - 1219 - Wilderness DOMAIN opical Desert Province Range Section Mountains Encinal 1676 2338 Division Woodland (321Am) 5 DRAFT Class 1 Area Ecounit Approx. DOMAIN DIVISION PROVINCE SECTION SubSection Name Section Class 1 Section % Area Elevation Elevation (m) (m) 2 Gila M313A 100 DRY Temperate Southern Rocky Yellowstone Mangas High Plains 1820 - 3321 Wilderness DOMAIN Steppe Mountain Steppe-Open Highlands Grassland (M313Ab) 3860 Regime Woodland-Coniferous Section Mogollon Mountains Mountains Forest-Alpine Meadow Woodland (M313Ad) Province Mogollon Mountains Coniferous Forest (M313Ae) 3 Mazatzal 313C 90 DRY Tropical/Subtr Colorado Plateau Semi- Tonto Verde Plains Desert 915
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