Soils of Wyoming
1,859 soil series mapped on 37.02 million acres
Aridisols — soils of dry climates
The state soil, Forkwood, ranks 5th of 1,859 series here on 568,411 acres. First place goes to Shingle, an Entisol covering 3.1% of the state’s mapped soil. No order holds a majority; Entisols lead with 32.5%, ahead of Aridisols at 32.3%. With 1,859 named series in its soil survey, it ranks 4th among the 52 states and territories here.
Atlas series mapped in WyomingGuide: state soils and where series began