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Latitude/Longitude 36.3438°N, 117.4692°W ( 36°, 20', 37.7" N; 117°, 28', 9.1" W )
The legal description is: California, Mt. Diablo Meridian T18S,R42E,sec30
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 457896 , 4022184

The elevation is 576 m ( 1890 ft )
The gradient is: 15.8 percent
The aspect direction is: 231.7 degrees or SW
The local roughness is: 7.1 or average
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -117.4692, 36.3438; 576 m

The state and county are California: Inyo County 6027
The HUC is Panamint Valley 18090204; 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. Darwin Canyon mouth; California: Inyo Co. -117.4692, 36.3438 at a distance of 5 m
  2. Panamint Springs; California: Inyo Co. -117.4678, 36.3396, ( 1940 ft ) at a distance of 478 m
  3. Darwin Wash mouth; California: Inyo Co. -117.4695, 36.3388 at a distance of 551 m
  4. Rainbow Canyon mouth; California: Inyo Co. -117.4901, 36.3746 at a distance of 3902 m
  5. Darwin Falls; California: Inyo Co. -117.5245, 36.3207 at a distance of 5585 m
  6. Grand View Prospect; California: Inyo Co. -117.4981, 36.2985 at a distance of 5653 m
  7. Zinc Hill; California: Inyo Co. -117.4945, 36.2963, ( 5584 ft ) at a distance of 5735 m
  8. China Garden Spring; California: Inyo Co. -117.5320, 36.3138 at a distance of 6545 m
  9. Father Crowley Viewpoint; California: Inyo Co. -117.5417, 36.3546 at a distance of 6618 m
  10. Osborne Canyon head; -117.4923, 36.2849 at a distance of 6853 m

The 7.5 minute series topographic maps for that area

Lee Wash The Dunes Panamint Butte
Darwin Panamint Springs Nova Canyon
China Gardens Revenue Canyon Maturango Peak NE

This was request number 30182716
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