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talus slope

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talus slope [′talĀ·əs ‚slōp]
(geology)
A steep, concave slope consisting of an accumulation of talus. Also known as debris slope.


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TAKE A PEEK AT A PIKA The American pika, a small rabbit-like animal, can be seen and heard in rocky talus slopes at higher elevations in the Cascade Mountains.
1): in sand channels on the platform top (15 m) and the platform edge (30 m), on ledges down the wall (70-88 m), on the upper (183 m--transect BA only) and lower (210-226 m) talus slope below the wall, and on the crest (256-264 m) and in the trough (259-267 m) of large sand dunes.
It's an area of steep talus slopes with timbered north slopes and scattered grass on south-facing hillsides.
 
 
 
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