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Latitude/Longitude 40.9280°N, 117.4993°W ( 40°, 55', 40.8" N; 117°, 29', 57.5" W )
The legal description is: Nevada, Mt. Diablo Meridian T35N,R40E,sec8
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 457963 , 4530885

The elevation is 1579 m ( 5182 ft )
The gradient is: 15.4 percent
The aspect direction is: 69.1 degrees or E
The local roughness is: 4.7 or average
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -117.4993, 40.9280; 1579 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 (less typical) 13
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Nearby named places (in order by distance)

  1. Kramer Hill; Nevada: Humboldt Co. -117.4993, 40.9280, ( 5395 ft ) at a distance of 4 m
  2. Pole Creek mouth; Nevada: Humboldt Co. -117.5163, 40.9346 at a distance of 1605 m
  3. Golconda Interchange; Nevada: Humboldt Co. -117.4916, 40.9474, ( 4441 ft ) at a distance of 2251 m
  4. Golconda Mill (historical); Nevada: Humboldt Co. -117.5266, 40.9232, ( 4790 ft ) at a distance of 2356 m
  5. Fairview (historical); Nevada: Humboldt Co. -117.5274, 40.9257, ( 4790 ft ) at a distance of 2377 m
  6. Granite Hills; Nevada: Humboldt Co. -117.5274, 40.9385, ( 4856 ft ) at a distance of 2635 m
  7. Golconda; Nevada: Humboldt Co. -117.4893, 40.9532, ( 4400 ft ) at a distance of 2924 m
  8. Golconda Post Office; Nevada: Humboldt Co. -117.4918, 40.9566, ( 4387 ft ) at a distance of 3239 m
  9. Devils Canyon mouth; Nevada: Humboldt Co. -117.5402, 40.9382 at a distance of 3623 m
  10. Golconda Hot Springs; Nevada: Humboldt Co. -117.4946, 40.9610, ( 4380 ft ) at a distance of 3687 m

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

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