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Latitude/Longitude 40.5938°N, 117.7941°W ( 40°, 35', 37.7" N; 117°, 47', 38.8" W )
The legal description is: Nevada, Mt. Diablo Meridian T31N,R37E,sec3
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 432806 , 4493970

The elevation is 1524 m ( 4998 ft )
The gradient is: 1.8 percent
The aspect direction is: 68.7 degrees or E
The local roughness is: 1.4 or average
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -117.7941, 40.5938; 1524 m

The state and county are Nevada: Pershing County 32027
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. Rawhide Canyon mouth; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.7941, 40.5938 at a distance of 3 m
  2. Yellowstone Canyon mouth; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.7971, 40.5871 at a distance of 784 m
  3. Lees Creek mouth; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.7799, 40.5766, ( 4840 ft ) at a distance of 2258 m
  4. Floyd Canyon (historical); Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8221, 40.5871, ( 5440 ft ) at a distance of 2481 m
  5. Yellowstone Spring; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8238, 40.5855, ( 5440 ft ) at a distance of 2675 m
  6. Lee Canyon mouth; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.7891, 40.5696 at a distance of 2720 m
  7. Highrock Canyon mouth; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.7952, 40.6238 at a distance of 3334 m
  8. Spaulding Canyon mouth; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.7804, 40.5630 at a distance of 3612 m
  9. Yellowstone Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8374, 40.5846 at a distance of 3802 m
  10. Mud Springs; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.7643, 40.5666, ( 4960 ft ) at a distance of 3937 m

The 7.5 minute series topographic maps for that area

Dun Glen Natchez Pass Clear Creek Ranch
Inskip Canyon Lee Peak Leach Hot Springs
Kyle Hot Springs Bartomes Spring Goldbanks Hills

This was request number 29897798
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