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Monticello-Cortez Uplands

Ecoregion on Colorado Plateau in CO, UT

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Parts of the gently sloping Monticello-Cortez Uplands and Sagebrush Valleys ecoregion are covered by eolian material. Deep, silty soils are typical and retain enough available moisture to naturally support Wyoming big sagebrush and associated grasses. These soils now sustain dryland farming, with more irrigated agriculture to the east. Crops include pinto beans, Anasazi beans, winter wheat, oats, and alfalfa. Shallow or stony soils occur along the rims of benches and minor escarpments and support pinyon-juniper woodland.

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