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Latitude/Longitude 40.2335°N, 114.0744°W ( 40°, 14', 0.6" N; 114°, 4', 27.8" W )
The legal description is: Nevada, Mt. Diablo Meridian T27N,R70E,sec9
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 748894 , 4457780

The elevation is 1803 m ( 5916 ft )
The gradient is: 8.5 percent
The aspect direction is: 287.3 degrees or W
The local roughness is: 4.8 or average
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -114.0744, 40.2335; 1803 m

The state and county are Nevada: Elko County 32007
The HUC is Southern Great Salt Lake Desert 16020306; Place point in HUC
The Omernik ecoregion is Northern Basin and Range (more typical) 13
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Nearby named places (in order by distance)

  1. Ferber Mining District; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0744, 40.2335, ( 5873 ft ) at a distance of 5 m
  2. Furber (historical); Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0758, 40.2335, ( 5889 ft ) at a distance of 122 m
  3. Knowlton Mine; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0741, 40.2346, ( 5873 ft ) at a distance of 128 m
  4. Red Cloud Mine; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0883, 40.2305, ( 5807 ft ) at a distance of 1231 m
  5. Ajax Mine; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0866, 40.2268, ( 5856 ft ) at a distance of 1278 m
  6. Martha Washington Mine; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0886, 40.2293, ( 5807 ft ) at a distance of 1297 m
  7. Big Chief Mine; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0897, 40.2296, ( 5856 ft ) at a distance of 1374 m
  8. Ferber Flat; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0930, 40.2266 at a distance of 1760 m
  9. Ferber Peak; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0550, 40.2118, ( 6621 ft ) at a distance of 2916 m
  10. Ferber Hills; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0908, 40.2580, ( 6145 ft ) at a distance of 3062 m

The 7.5 minute series topographic maps for that area

White Horse Pass Utah Peak Elephant Knoll
Ferber Peak NW Ferber Peak Ochre Mountain
Ayarbe Spring Ferber Peak SE Ibapah

This was request number 29979476
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