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Location Name: Plains of Abraham grid - PA

Parent: Mount St. Helens Grid Plots (del Moral) -

Bounding Coordinates (decimal degrees):
North: 46.21284081
South: 46.21030077
East: -122.13910487
West: -122.14296745
Elevation (meters):
Minimum:   1370
Maximum:   1382
Site History:
Site blasted, scoured by lahars and buried by coarse pumice.

Landform:
Gentle slope (broad swale) with some variation due to drainage channels.

Geology:
Surface dominated by decomposing pumice

Hydrology:
Well-drained, with rills

Vegetation:
Very sparse herbs.

Climate:
Summer dry montane, heavy snow