Soil Survey: Fraser Alpine Area, Colorado

J. L. Retzer

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Soil Survey: Fraser Alpine Area, Colorado

Informally Refereed

Authors:

J. L. Retzer

Year:

1962

Type:

Other

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Soil Survey Series 1956, No. 20. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Soil Conservation Service; Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station. 47 p.

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Abstract

The Fraser Alpine Area is a rough, mountainous area that lies approximately 50 miles west of Denver, Colo., and covers approximately 134 square miles. About seven-eighths of it is above timberline, and all is within the boundaries of Arapaho National Forest, U.S. Forest Service. The land in the Area is not suitable for cultivation and has never been farmed.

Keywords

Fraser Alpine Area, Fraser Experimental Forest, soil survey

Citation

Retzer, J. L. 1962. Soil Survey: Fraser Alpine Area, Colorado. Soil Survey Series 1956, No. 20. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Soil Conservation Service; Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station. 47 p.