The selected location is:

Latitude/Longitude 33.6056°N, 116.0236°W ( 33°, 36', 20.2" N; 116°, 1', 25.0" W )
The legal description is: California, San Bernardino Meridian T6S,R9E,sec34
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 590585 , 3718854

The elevation is 88 m ( 290 ft )
The gradient is: 11.1 percent
The aspect direction is: 247.0 degrees or SW
The local roughness is: 8.1 or average
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -116.0236, 33.6056; 88 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. Painted Canyon mouth; California: Riverside Co. -116.0236, 33.6056 at a distance of 4 m
  2. Skeleton Canyon mouth; California: Riverside Co. -116.0197, 33.6014 at a distance of 586 m
  3. Surprise Valley mouth; California: Riverside Co. -116.0108, 33.5867 at a distance of 2406 m
  4. Mecca Hills; California: Riverside Co. -116.0166, 33.6286 at a distance of 2634 m
  5. Surprise Valley head; -116.0008, 33.5889 at a distance of 2808 m
  6. Skeleton Canyon head; -115.9883, 33.6042 at a distance of 3276 m
  7. Box Canyon mouth; California: Riverside Co. -115.9930, 33.5681 at a distance of 5033 m
  8. Mecca; California: Riverside Co. -116.0772, 33.5717, ( -180 ft ) at a distance of 6238 m
  9. Caleb (historical); California: Riverside Co. -116.0150, 33.5367, ( -190 ft ) at a distance of 7680 m
  10. Painted Canyon head; -115.9691, 33.6583 at a distance of 7729 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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