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MISSISSIPPI Woodall Mt. (Bear Mt.) 7 ½' quad: Iuka, MS Tishomingo County, Private Land
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Unconsolidated 806 ft (246 m) |
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| Summit of Woodall, showing yellowish-brown soil. (1991) | |
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Bedrock: No rock exposed at surface. Underlying bedrock is likely Mississipian and Devonian.
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| Surficial Geology: Tuscaloosa Formation | Upper Cretaceous |
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Weathered alluvial gravel and sand, deposited as part of the Gulf Coastal plain. The underlying Paleozoic sedimentary rocks in this area are exposed only in larger creek valleys.
Soil Series: Ruston sandy loam: well drained, gently sloping, yellowish-brown to yellowish-red soil, often thinned by erosion. Acidic, moderately permeable, developed on deeply weathered parent material under pine forests. Typically eroded by a dendritic drainage pattern.
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