Soil Data Explorer - CAJON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the CAJON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of CAJON, and applied along 1-cm thick depth slices. Solid lines are the slice-wise median, bounded on either side by the interval defined by the slice-wise 5th and 95th percentiles. The median is the value that splits the data in half. Five percent of the data are less than the 5th percentile, and five percent of the data are greater than the 95th percentile. Values along the right hand side y-axis describe the proportion of pedon data that contribute to aggregate values at this depth. For example, a value of "90%" at 25cm means that 90% of the pedons correlated to CAJON were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRA	Lab ID	Pedon ID	Taxonname	CI	NSSL / NASIS Reports	Link To SoilWeb GMap
30	97P0415	97CA071001	CAJON	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	34.2638893,-116.0902786
30	97P0419	97CA071005	CAJON	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	34.2883339,-116.2324982
30	97P0425	97CA071011	CAJON	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	34.3222771,-116.3453064
30	75C0016	S1975CA071001	CAJON	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	34.4336395,-116.8767471

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the CAJON soil series. Monthly precipitation (PPT) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) have been estimated from the 50th percentile of gridded values (PRISM 1981-2010) overlapping with the extent of SSURGO map units containing each series as a major component. Monthly PET values were estimated using the method of Thornthwaite (1948). These (and other) climatic parameters are calculated with each SSURGO refresh and provided by the fetchOSD function of the soilDB package. Representative water storage values (“AWC” in the figures) were derived from SSURGO by taking the 50th percentile of profile-total water storage (sum[awc_r * horizon thickness]) for each soil series. Note that this representation of “water storage” is based on the average ability of most plants to extract soil water between 15 bar (“permanent wilting point”) and 1/3 bar (“field capacity”) matric potential. Soil moisture state can be roughly interpreted as “dry” when storage is depleted, “moist” when storage is between 0mm and AWC, and “wet” when there is a surplus. Clearly there are a lot of assumptions baked into this kind of monthly water balance. This is still a work in progress.

Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the CAJON series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the CAJON series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the CAJON series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Small Shannon entropy values suggest relatively consistent geomorphic association, while larger values suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with CAJON share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the CAJON series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the CAJON series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Shannon entropy values close to 0 represent soil series with relatively consistent geomorphic association, while values close to 1 suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with CAJON, arranged according to family differentiae. Hovering over a series name will print full classification and a small sketch from the OSD. Source: snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Block Diagrams

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. CA-2010-08-30-08 | Benton-Owens Valley Area, Parts of Inyo and Mono Counties - 2002

   Typical pattern of soils on the eastern side of the Owens Valley and in the Inyo Mountains (Soil Survey of Benton-Owens Valley Area, California, Parts of Inyo and Mono Counties; 2002).

Map Units

Map units containing CAJON as a major component. Limited to 250 records.

Map Unit Name	Symbol	Map Unit Area (ac)	Map Unit Key	National Map Unit Symbol	Soil Survey Area	Publication Date	Map Scale
Cajon sandy loam	104	3913	461765	hhhn	ca031	1980	1:24000
Cajon loamy sand, slightly saline-alkali, 0 to 1 percent slopes	CaaA	2675	463337	hk4c	ca651	1959	1:20000
Cajon loamy sand, 0 to 1 percent slopes	CaA	1920	463336	hk4b	ca651	1959	1:20000
Cajon loamy sand, strongly saline-alkali, 0 to 1 percent slopes	CacA	491	463339	hk4f	ca651	1959	1:20000
Cajon loamy sand, moderately saline-alkali, 0 to 1 percent slopes	CabA	197	463338	hk4d	ca651	1959	1:20000
Cajon loamy coarse sand, saline-alkali	Cb	2671	464229	hl24	ca654	1966	1:24000
Cajon loamy coarse sand	Ca	1053	464228	hl23	ca654	1966	1:24000
Cajon coarse sandy loam, saline alkali	Cd	573	464231	hl26	ca654	1966	1:24000
Cajon coarse sandy loam	Cc	410	464230	hl25	ca654	1966	1:24000
Cajon coarse sandy loam, moderately deep, saline alkali	Ce	284	464232	hl27	ca654	1966	1:24000
Cajon sandy loam	104ki	6	1487069	1lxdz	ca654	1966	1:24000
Kimberlina-Urban land-Cajon complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	180	17899	463725	hkjw	ca666	1983	1:24000
Cajon loamy fine sand, 2 to 9 percent slopes	104	29510	461674	hhdq	ca669	1997	1:24000
Cajon-Machone complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	107	14120	461678	hhdv	ca669	1997	1:24000
Cajon-Norob complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	109	8980	461680	hhdx	ca669	1997	1:24000
Helendale-Cajon complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	118	7980	461691	hhf8	ca669	1997	1:24000
Leuhman-Cajon-Leuhman, eroded, complex, 0 to 9 percent slopes	127	5565	461707	hhfs	ca669	1997	1:24000
Leuhman-Challenger-Cajon complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	129	4605	461710	hhfw	ca669	1997	1:24000
Cajon-Norob complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	108	4590	461679	hhdw	ca669	1997	1:24000
Cajon loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	102	3470	461672	hhdn	ca669	1997	1:24000
Cajon-Challenger complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	106	3415	461676	hhds	ca669	1997	1:24000
Cajon-Norob complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	110	2760	461681	hhdy	ca669	1997	1:24000
Cajon loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	101	2100	461671	hhdm	ca669	1997	1:24000
Helendale-Cajon complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes	117	1765	461689	hhf6	ca669	1997	1:24000
Cajon loamy sand, 2 to 9 percent slopes	103	1745	461673	hhdp	ca669	1997	1:24000
Cajon loamy coarse sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	105	1210	461675	hhdr	ca669	1997	1:24000
Cajon loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	114	153132	463818	hkmw	ca670	1977	1:24000
Alko-Neuralia sandy loams, 0 to 9 percent slopes	100	25271	463804	hkmf	ca670	1977	1:24000
Cajon gravelly loamy sand, 0 to 9 percent slopes	116	23982	463820	hkmy	ca670	1977	1:24000
Cajon sand, 5 to 15 percent slopes	113	8475	463817	hkmv	ca670	1977	1:24000
Cajon-Garlock sands, 2 to 9 percent slopes	117	4633	463821	hkmz	ca670	1977	1:24000
Torrifluvents-Cajon complex, nearly level	184	2700	463888	hkq4	ca670	1977	1:24000
Cajon loamy sand, saline-alkali, 0 to 2 percent slopes	115	920	463819	hkmx	ca670	1977	1:24000
CAJON SAND, 2 TO 9 PERCENT SLOPES	113	117160	463932	hkrk	ca671	1978	1:24000
CAJON-ARIZO COMPLEX, 2 TO 15 PERCENT SLOPES*	118	66000	463937	hkrq	ca671	1978	1:24000
CAJON GRAVELLY SAND, 2 TO 15 PERCENT SLOPES	115	59400	463934	hkrm	ca671	1978	1:24000
CAJON SAND, 0 TO 2 PERCENT SLOPES	112	46200	463931	hkrj	ca671	1978	1:24000
CAJON LOAMY SAND, LOAMY SUBSTRATUM, 0 TO 2 PERCENT SLOPES	117	28800	463936	hkrp	ca671	1978	1:24000
CAJON LOAMY SAND, 5 TO 9 PERCENT SLOPES	116	8600	463935	hkrn	ca671	1978	1:24000
BRYMAN-CAJON ASSOCIATION, ROLLING*	110	7500	463929	hkrg	ca671	1978	1:24000
CAJON SAND, 9 TO 15 PERCENT SLOPES	114	6600	463933	hkrl	ca671	1978	1:24000
CAJON-WASCO, COOL COMPLEX, 2 TO 9 PERCENT SLOPES*	119	5900	463938	hkrr	ca671	1978	1:24000
Cajon loamy sand, 2 to 9 percent slopes	CaC	34560	457806	hccy	ca675	1968	1:24000
Cajon loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	CaA	31519	457805	hccx	ca675	1968	1:24000
Cajon loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes, hummocky	CcA2	14825	457808	hcd0	ca675	1968	1:24000
Cajon loamy sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	CbA	5141	457807	hccz	ca675	1968	1:24000
Cajon loamy fine sand, 9 to 15 percent slopes, hummocky	CcD2	2334	457809	hcd1	ca675	1968	1:24000
Cajon variant, 2 to 15 percent slopes	CbD	2184	464006	hkty	ca680	1974	1:24000
Cajon loamy sand, 5 to 15 percent slopes	CaD	1656	464005	hktx	ca680	1974	1:24000
Goldivide-Cajon-Twobitter association, 2 to 8 percent slopes	345	22252	466655	hnld	ca697	2000	1:24000
Gravesumit-Cajon-Livefire complex, 2 to 4 percent slopes	392	20764	466665	hnlq	ca697	2000	1:24000
Arizo-Cajon complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	232	9454	466598	hnjk	ca697	2000	1:24000
Cajon-Paintrocks-Langwell association, 2 to 8 percent slopes	250	1865	466639	hnkw	ca697	2000	1:24000
Cajon-Hollyhills-Spider association, 2 to 15 percent slopes	251	1175	466696	hnmq	ca697	2000	1:24000
Daisy-Gravesumit-Cajon complex, 2 to 4 percent slopes	4003	7384	1403507	1j3gf	ca698		1:24000
Olympus-Cajon complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	3550	3210	1403493	1j3fz	ca698		1:24000
Cajon complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	3505	3046	1403457	1j3dt	ca698		1:24000
Cajon coarse sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes	3501	2759	1403454	1j3dq	ca698		1:24000
Cajon sand, 2 to 8 percent slopes	3503	1041	1403489	1j3fv	ca698		1:24000
Cajon gravelly sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3502	557	1403455	1j3dr	ca698		1:24000
Cajon-Coyote association, 2 to 15 percent slopes	3507	525	1403508	1j3gg	ca698		1:24000
Cajon sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes, moist	3506	278	1403490	1j3fw	ca698		1:24000
Hypoint, saline-Cajon, dry association, 0 to 4 percent slopes	3530	214	1403466	1j3f3	ca698		1:24000
Cajon complex, 2 to 4 percent slopes	3504	24	1403456	1j3ds	ca698		1:24000
Cajon coarse sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes	361	10113	3229610	hnpl	ca699		1:24000
Cajon complex, 2 to 4 percent slopes	107	7386	3229590	hnny	ca699		1:24000
Cajon-Arizo-Bluepoint complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	105	7013	3229589	hnnx	ca699		1:24000
Bluepoint-Pipeflat-Cajon association, 0 to 4 percent slopes	205	5347	3229596	hnp4	ca699		1:24000
Cajon-Calcio-Edalph complex, 2 to 4 percent slopes	103	4304	3229658	hnr4	ca699		1:24000
Cajon-Pipeflat association, 2 to 8 percent slopes	100	4230	3229657	hnr3	ca699		1:24000
Cajon loamy sand, 2 to 8 percent slopes	108	4158	3229693	hns8	ca699		1:24000
Edalph-Cajon association, 4 to 30 percent slopes	237	4094	3229588	hnnw	ca699		1:24000
Twobitter-Cajon-Arizo complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	261	3655	3229674	hnrn	ca699		1:24000
Cajon-Gravesumit-Haleburu complex, 2 to 50 percent slopes	360	2100	3229690	hns5	ca699		1:24000
Urban land-Cajon complex, 2 to 8 percent slpoes	601	1802	3229700	hnsh	ca699		1:24000
Hypoint, saline-Cajon, dry association, 0 to 4 percent slopes	180	1097	3229686	hns1	ca699		1:24000
Cajon gravelly loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	146bo	388	2229122	2dtl5	ca732	1998	1:24000
Cajon gravelly loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	146bo	494	2230051	2dvk4	ca740	1996	1:24000
Mazourka-Slickspots-Cajon complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	259bo	19	2390658	2l7p0	ca763	1984	1:24000
Cajon gravelly loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	146bo	10	2390649	2l7nq	ca763	1984	1:24000
Cajon-Wasco, cool complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes*	119	4	1380271	1hb8w	ca777	1981	1:24000
Cajon-Friedliver complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	3525	4406	2508201	2qdj0	ca794	2012	1:24000
Cajon-Hypoint-Arizo association, 1 to 4 percent slopes	3526	4208	2505202	2pz59	ca794	2012	1:24000
Rock outcrop-Grubstake-Cajon-Stranger association, 2 to 15 percent slopes	4825	3398	470130	hs6h	ca794	2012	1:24000
Cajon-Friedliver complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes, moist	3509	3339	2505184	2pz4l	ca794	2012	1:24000
Cajon-Arizo-Filaree complex, 4 to 8 percent slopes	382	16282	2967031	2ww2r	ca795	2023	1:24000
Cajon loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	427	15163	2891033	2vjql	ca795	2023	1:24000
Cajon sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	365	3560	3394048	2zlps	ca795	2023	1:24000
Cajon gravelly loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	146	6974	488039	jcv6	ca802	1996	1:24000
Cajon-Mazourka-Eclipse complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	148	4838	488041	jcv8	ca802	1996	1:24000
Seaman-Yellowrock-Cajon complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	310	3776	488268	jd2l	ca802	1996	1:24000
Helendale-Cajon complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	207	2960	488112	jcxk	ca802	1996	1:24000
Cajon loamy sand, stratified substratum, 0 to 5 percent slopes	145	2940	488038	jcv5	ca802	1996	1:24000
Mazourka-Slickspots-Cajon complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	259	2422	488199	jd0c	ca802	1996	1:24000
Cajon gravelly sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	144	1813	488037	jcv4	ca802	1996	1:24000
Cajon-Typic Torriorthents complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	149	1215	488042	jcv9	ca802	1996	1:24000
Cajon-Mazourka complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	147	1030	488040	jcv7	ca802	1996	1:24000
Helendale-Cajon complex, dry, 0 to 5 percent slopes	208	954	488113	jcxl	ca802	1996	1:24000
Mazourka-Cajon complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	256	529	488196	jd08	ca802	1996	1:24000
Cajon loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	427	743	3394062	2vjql	ca805		1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the CAJON soil series. To learn more about how this distribution was mapped, or to compare this soil series extent to others, use the Series Extent Explorer (SEE) application. Source: generalization of SSURGO geometry (updated 2023-10-04).