Bajada

A bajada, or slope, at a mountain's base, is formed of eroded sand and gravel. More moisture is trapped and available to plants in a course, well-drained soil. Plant growth begins earlier in the warmer soil of this south-facing bajada, which allows a greater variety of plants to grow here than on the bajada across the valley.

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For information on how bajadas are formed, see Pediments and Alluvial Fans.

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