Outcrop is surrounded by hemlock - spruce / rhododendron forest which then grades to deciduous / rhododendron matrix of Otter Creek drainage.;High elevation conglomerate sandstone outcrop. Community has patchy, sparse cover by shrubs, moss, lichen, and a few herbs. Some concavities hold water and litter. There is a large crevice which separates main rock top from outlying tower.
Representativeness
Plot samples entire top of rock outcrop above cliff sampled by MONF.512.