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Latitude/Longitude 33.5889°N, 116.0008°W ( 33°, 35', 20.0" N; 116°, 0', 2.9" W )
The legal description is: California, San Bernardino Meridian T7S,R9E,sec1
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 592718 , 3717023

The elevation is 83 m ( 273 ft )
The gradient is: 13.3 percent
The aspect direction is: 274.5 degrees or W
The local roughness is: 8.1 or average
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -116.0008, 33.5889; 83 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 (less typical) 14
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Nearby named places (in order by distance)

  1. Surprise Valley head; -116.0008, 33.5889 at a distance of 4 m
  2. Surprise Valley mouth; California: Riverside Co. -116.0108, 33.5867 at a distance of 962 m
  3. Skeleton Canyon head; -115.9883, 33.6042 at a distance of 2056 m
  4. Skeleton Canyon mouth; California: Riverside Co. -116.0197, 33.6014 at a distance of 2239 m
  5. Box Canyon mouth; California: Riverside Co. -115.9930, 33.5681 at a distance of 2415 m
  6. Painted Canyon mouth; California: Riverside Co. -116.0236, 33.6056 at a distance of 2816 m
  7. Mecca Hills; California: Riverside Co. -116.0166, 33.6286 at a distance of 4644 m
  8. Caleb (historical); California: Riverside Co. -116.0150, 33.5367, ( -190 ft ) at a distance of 5936 m
  9. Hidden Spring Canyon mouth; California: Riverside Co. -115.9447, 33.5589 at a distance of 6177 m
  10. Desert Camp; California: Riverside Co. -115.9833, 33.5336, ( -200 ft ) at a distance of 6342 m

The 7.5 minute series topographic maps for that area

Indio Thermal Canyon Cottonwood Basin
Valerie Mecca Mortmar
Rabbit Peak Oasis Salton

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