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Latitude/Longitude 40.9860°N, 117.4946°W ( 40°, 59', 9.6" N; 117°, 29', 40.6" W )
The legal description is: Nevada, Mt. Diablo Meridian T36N,R40E,sec20
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 458395 , 4537321

The elevation is 1330 m ( 4364 ft )
The gradient is: 0.4 percent
The aspect direction is: 90.5 degrees or E
The local roughness is: 0.6 or slight
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -117.4946, 40.9860; 1330 m

The state and county are Nevada: Humboldt County 32013
The HUC is Lower Humboldt 16040108; 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. Pole Creek mouth; Nevada: Humboldt Co. -117.4946, 40.9860 at a distance of 4 m
  2. French Canal; Nevada: Humboldt Co. -117.5082, 40.9832, ( 4337 ft ) at a distance of 1183 m
  3. Golconda North Station; Nevada: Humboldt Co. -117.4810, 40.9663, ( 4346 ft ) at a distance of 2471 m
  4. Island, The; Nevada: Humboldt Co. -117.5171, 41.0007, ( 4324 ft ) at a distance of 2497 m
  5. Golconda Hot Springs; Nevada: Humboldt Co. -117.4946, 40.9610, ( 4380 ft ) at a distance of 2776 m
  6. C S Dam; Nevada: Humboldt Co. -117.5260, 41.0024, ( 4324 ft ) at a distance of 3206 m
  7. Golconda Post Office; Nevada: Humboldt Co. -117.4918, 40.9566, ( 4387 ft ) at a distance of 3274 m
  8. Golconda; Nevada: Humboldt Co. -117.4893, 40.9532, ( 4400 ft ) at a distance of 3670 m
  9. Pioneer Slough head; -117.4571, 40.9621 at a distance of 4127 m
  10. Golconda Interchange; Nevada: Humboldt Co. -117.4916, 40.9474, ( 4441 ft ) at a distance of 4294 m

The 7.5 minute series topographic maps for that area

Golconda Butte Anderson Gardens Red House Flat West
Pole Creek Golconda Iron Point
Adelaide Goldrun Creek Brooks Spring

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