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Latitude/Longitude 40.2305°N, 114.0883°W ( 40°, 13', 49.8" N; 114°, 5', 17.9" W )
The legal description is: Nevada, Mt. Diablo Meridian T27N,R70E,sec8
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 747722 , 4457408

The elevation is 1782 m ( 5847 ft )
The gradient is: 3.3 percent
The aspect direction is: 194.0 degrees or S
The local roughness is: 3.2 or average
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -114.0883, 40.2305; 1782 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. Red Cloud Mine; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0883, 40.2305, ( 5807 ft ) at a distance of 5 m
  2. Martha Washington Mine; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0886, 40.2293, ( 5807 ft ) at a distance of 132 m
  3. Big Chief Mine; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0897, 40.2296, ( 5856 ft ) at a distance of 155 m
  4. Ajax Mine; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0866, 40.2268, ( 5856 ft ) at a distance of 431 m
  5. Ferber Flat; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0930, 40.2266 at a distance of 589 m
  6. Furber (historical); Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0758, 40.2335, ( 5889 ft ) at a distance of 1113 m
  7. Ferber Mining District; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0744, 40.2335, ( 5873 ft ) at a distance of 1227 m
  8. Knowlton Mine; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0741, 40.2346, ( 5873 ft ) at a distance of 1290 m
  9. Regent Mine; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.1180, 40.2360, ( 5709 ft ) at a distance of 2604 m
  10. Ferber Hills; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0908, 40.2580, ( 6145 ft ) at a distance of 3065 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 31720312
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