Soil Data Explorer - SHERMOUNT

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the SHERMOUNT soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of SHERMOUNT, 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 SHERMOUNT were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

There are insufficient data to create the lab data summary figure.

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the SHERMOUNT 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 SHERMOUNT series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the SHERMOUNT 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 SHERMOUNT 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 flats position figure.

Competing Series

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

Select annual climate data summaries for the SHERMOUNT 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 SHERMOUNT 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).

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

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

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with SHERMOUNT, 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

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing SHERMOUNT 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
Rubble land-Rock outcrop-Crawfish family, complex, cirque headwalls	31UK4	4627	2024071	25y6m	id758	1998	1:24000
Rubble land-Rock outcrop-Crawfish family, complex, cirque headwalls	31UK4	4	3005075	50gy	mt603	1989	1:24000
Rubble land-Rock outcrop-Crawfish family, complex, cirque headwalls	31UK4	18197	1859597	20f20	mt605	2007	1:24000
Rock outcrop-Crawfish-Roman families, association, scoured cirque basins	42H92	7119	1859677	20f4l	mt605	2007	1:24000
Priestlake-Crawfish families, association, patterned ground on mountain peaks	41A13	538	1859676	20f4k	mt605	2007	1:24000
Rubble land-Rock outcrop-Crawfish family complex, cirque headwalls	31UK4	15	1703525	1v5nf	mt631	1988	1:24000
Rubble land-Rock outcrop-Crawfish family, complex, cirque headwalls	31UK4	25733	149418	50gy	mt635	2006	1:24000
Roman-Crawfish families, complex, steep glaciated mountain slopes and ridges	15GE3	5738	149379	50fp	mt635	2006	1:24000
Rubble land-Rock outcrop-Crawfish family, complex, cirque headwalls	255	2002	1703435	1v5kj	mt636	1983	1:24000
Jeru-Crawfish families-Rock outcrop complex, trough walls	49B15	145	2422734	2mb1q	mt638	1985	1:24000
Klutch-Crawfish families complex, breaklands	61B25	123	2422669	2m9zm	mt638	1985	1:24000
Leighcan-Tolby-Crawfish families complex, breaklands, moist	61D15	25	2422742	2mb1z	mt638	1985	1:24000
Klutch-Crawfish families complex, mountain uplands and ridges	33H23	5	2422674	2m9zs	mt638	1985	1:24000
Tolby-Agneston-Shermount families, complex, dissected mountain slopes, moist	31D15	912	2423806	51c7	mt645	2013	1:12000
Klutch-Shermount families, complex, breaklands, dry	61B25	614	633791	51fz	mt645	2013	1:12000
Agneston-Leighcan-Shermount families, complex, dissected mountain slopes	31D70	608	2423808	51cb	mt645	2013	1:12000
Leighcan-Tolby-Shermount families, complex, breaklands, moist	61D15	467	2423815	51g2	mt645	2013	1:12000
Klutch-Shermount families, complex, mountain ridges	33H23	148	1389556	51dh	mt645	2013	1:12000
Jeru-Shermount families-Rock outcrop complex, trough walls	49B15	133	633786	51fk	mt645	2013	1:12000
Klutch-Hun-Shermount families, complex, moderately steep mountain slopes	32G44	39	754425	51d4	mt645	2013	1:12000
Leighcan-Agneston-Shermount families, complex, moderately steep mountain slopes	32G31	20	2437592	51cz	mt645	2013	1:12000
Shermount family-Rock outcrop-Roman family, association, cirque headwalls and basins	40H95	23185	150374	51gs	mt647	2007	1:24000
Rock outcrop-Shermount-Roman families, association, scoured cirque basins	42H92	16277	150322	51f3	mt647	2007	1:24000
Leighcan-Tolby-Shermount families, complex, breaklands, moist	61D15	16206	150352	51g2	mt647	2007	1:24000
Tolby-Agneston-Shermount families, complex, dissected mountain slopes, moist	31D15	15613	150264	51c7	mt647	2007	1:24000
Jeru-Shermount families-Rock outcrop complex, trough walls	49B15	13308	150336	51fk	mt647	2007	1:24000
Tolby-Mohaggin-Shermount families, complex, moderately steep mountain slopes	32G41	13082	150290	51d2	mt647	2007	1:24000
Tolby-Agneston-Shermount families, complex, dissected mountain slopes	31G15	12475	150268	51cc	mt647	2007	1:24000
Klutch-Shermount families, complex, breaklands, dry	61B25	11357	150349	51fz	mt647	2007	1:24000
Klutch-Hun-Shermount families, complex, moderately steep mountain slopes	32G44	11340	150292	51d4	mt647	2007	1:24000
Priestlake-Shermount families, association, patterned ground on mountain peaks	41A13	11132	150319	51f0	mt647	2007	1:24000
Lolopeak-Mohaggin-Shermount families, complex, mountain ridges	33H41	7759	150304	51dj	mt647	2007	1:24000
Mohaggin-Tolby-Shermount families, complex, mountain ridges	33G41	6818	150302	51dg	mt647	2007	1:24000
Tolby-Shermount-Lolopeak families, association, dissected mountain slopes	31Y15	5974	150276	51cm	mt647	2007	1:24000
Hun-Shermount families, complex, mountain ridges	33H42	5835	150305	51dk	mt647	2007	1:24000
Agneston-Leighcan-Shermount families, complex, dissected mountain slopes	31D70	5043	150267	51cb	mt647	2007	1:24000
Priestlake-Shermount-Lilylake families, association, low relief rolling uplands	37G41	4838	150314	51dv	mt647	2007	1:24000
Roman-Shermount families-Rock outcrop complex, trough walls	49H45	3330	1887170	21brg	mt647	2007	1:24000
Klutch-Shermount families, complex, mountain ridges	33H23	3187	150303	51dh	mt647	2007	1:24000
Leighcan-Agneston-Shermount families, complex, moderately steep mountain slopes	32G31	3093	150287	51cz	mt647	2007	1:24000
Leighcan-Tolby-Shermount families, complex, breaklands	61G15	2936	150356	51g6	mt647	2007	1:24000
Klutch-Shermount families, complex, breaklands	61G25	2658	150358	51g8	mt647	2007	1:24000
Klutch-Helmville-Shermount families, complex, breaklands	61B32	2538	150350	51g0	mt647	2007	1:24000
Roman-Shermount families, complex, steep glaciated mountain slopes and ridges	43H40	2174	150376	51gv	mt647	2007	1:24000
Rubble land-Rock outcrop-Shermount family, association, cirque headwalls	40S94	1739	150375	51gt	mt647	2007	1:24000
Tolby-Lolopeak-Shermount families, association, moderately steep mountain slopes and ridges	34Y15	1276	150306	51dl	mt647	2007	1:24000
Klutch-Hun-Shermount families, association, moderately steep mountain slopes and ridges	34Y35	1275	150307	51dm	mt647	2007	1:24000
Klutch-Shermount families-Rubble land association, dissected mountain slopes	31Y25	508	150277	51cn	mt647	2007	1:24000
Klutch-Shermount families-Rubble land association, breaklands	61Y35	222	150369	51gm	mt647	2007	1:24000
Tolby-Shermount families-Rubble land association, breaklands	61Y15	79	150368	51gl	mt647	2007	1:24000
Shermount-Verhart complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	332	2075	75936	2k0k	wa749	2005	1:24000
Shermount-Verhart complex, 35 to 65 percent slopes	333	1008	75937	2k0l	wa749	2005	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the SHERMOUNT 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).