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Latitude/Longitude 33.6783°N, 115.9639°W ( 33°, 40', 41.9" N; 115°, 57', 50.0" W )
The legal description is: California, San Bernardino Meridian T6S,R10E,sec5
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 596043 , 3726969

The elevation is 504 m ( 1655 ft )
The gradient is: 6.7 percent
The aspect direction is: 280.2 degrees or W
The local roughness is: 4.5 or average
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -115.9639, 33.6783; 504 m

The state and county are California: Riverside County 6065
The HUC is Salton Sea 18100200; Place point in HUC
The Omernik ecoregion is Southern Basin and Range (more typical) 14
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Nearby named places (in order by distance)

  1. Cactus City; California: Riverside Co. -115.9639, 33.6783, ( 1668 ft ) at a distance of 4 m
  2. Cactus City Rest Area; California: Riverside Co. -115.9641, 33.6783 at a distance of 22 m
  3. Mecca Pass Tunnels; California: Riverside Co. -115.9800, 33.6850 at a distance of 1672 m
  4. Painted Canyon head; -115.9691, 33.6583 at a distance of 2268 m
  5. Colorado River Aqueduct; California: Riverside Co. -115.9344, 33.6861 at a distance of 2867 m
  6. Pinkham Canyon mouth; California: Riverside Co. -115.9647, 33.7056 at a distance of 3031 m
  7. Front Hill Canyon mouth; California: Riverside Co. -116.0158, 33.7067 at a distance of 5755 m
  8. Cottonwood Tunnel; California: Riverside Co. -115.9022, 33.6844 at a distance of 5759 m
  9. Cottonwood Mountains; California: Riverside Co. -115.9075, 33.7128 at a distance of 6478 m
  10. Front Hill Canyon head; -116.0244, 33.7164 at a distance of 7026 m

The 7.5 minute series topographic maps for that area

Rockhouse Canyon Washington Wash Porcupine Wash
Thermal Canyon Cottonwood Basin Cottonwood Spring
Mecca Mortmar Orocopia Canyon

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