The selected location is:

Latitude/Longitude 40.4813°N, 117.7107°W ( 40°, 28', 52.7" N; 117°, 42', 38.5" W )
The legal description is: Nevada, Mt. Diablo Meridian T30N,R38E,sec9
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 439763 , 4481422

The elevation is 1861 m ( 6106 ft )
The gradient is: 16.7 percent
The aspect direction is: 41.0 degrees or NE
The local roughness is: 13.1 or moderate
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -117.7107, 40.4813; 1861 m

The state and county are Nevada: Pershing County 32027
The HUC is Dixie Valley 16060001; 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. Home Creek head; -117.7107, 40.4813 at a distance of 4 m
  2. Devils Elbow; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.7185, 40.4793 at a distance of 693 m
  3. Quick Silver Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.6788, 40.4763, ( 5600 ft ) at a distance of 2765 m
  4. Squaw Butte; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.6807, 40.4716, ( 5828 ft ) at a distance of 2766 m
  5. Goldbanks Quicksilver Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.6760, 40.4777, ( 5640 ft ) at a distance of 2973 m
  6. Wilder Creek head; -117.7460, 40.4746 at a distance of 3080 m
  7. Pronto Plata Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.7440, 40.5063 at a distance of 3957 m
  8. Antimony Ike Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.6827, 40.5107, ( 5320 ft ) at a distance of 4039 m
  9. Goldbanks Mining District; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.6904, 40.4446 at a distance of 4425 m
  10. Table Mountain; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.7552, 40.5030, ( 7387 ft ) at a distance of 4474 m

The 7.5 minute series topographic maps for that area

Lee Peak Leach Hot Springs Panther Canyon
Bartomes Spring Goldbanks Hills Mount Tobin
Granite Mountain Kennedy Canyon Needle Peak

This was request number 30270410
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