The selected location is:

Latitude/Longitude 40.2266°N, 114.0930°W ( 40°, 13', 35.8" N; 114°, 5', 34.8" W )
The legal description is: Nevada, Mt. Diablo Meridian T27N,R70E,sec8
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 747336 , 4456962

The elevation is 1770 m ( 5808 ft )
The gradient is: 3.6 percent
The aspect direction is: 298.6 degrees or NW
The local roughness is: 2.0 or average
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -114.0930, 40.2266; 1770 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 Flat; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0930, 40.2266 at a distance of 5 m
  2. Big Chief Mine; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0897, 40.2296, ( 5856 ft ) at a distance of 437 m
  3. Martha Washington Mine; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0886, 40.2293, ( 5807 ft ) at a distance of 480 m
  4. Ajax Mine; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0866, 40.2268, ( 5856 ft ) at a distance of 542 m
  5. Red Cloud Mine; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0883, 40.2305, ( 5807 ft ) at a distance of 590 m
  6. Furber (historical); Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0758, 40.2335, ( 5889 ft ) at a distance of 1651 m
  7. Ferber Mining District; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0744, 40.2335, ( 5873 ft ) at a distance of 1757 m
  8. Knowlton Mine; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.0741, 40.2346, ( 5873 ft ) at a distance of 1836 m
  9. Regent Mine; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.1180, 40.2360, ( 5709 ft ) at a distance of 2375 m
  10. Ferber Reservoir Number One; Nevada: Elko Co. -114.1141, 40.2518 at a distance of 3329 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 29783120
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