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Latitude/Longitude 40.5855°N, 117.8238°W ( 40°, 35', 7.8" N; 117°, 49', 25.7" W )
The legal description is: Nevada, Mt. Diablo Meridian T31N,R37E,sec4
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 430285 , 4493071

The elevation is 1685 m ( 5529 ft )
The gradient is: 16.1 percent
The aspect direction is: 63.6 degrees or NE
The local roughness is: 10.2 or moderate
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -117.8238, 40.5855; 1685 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 (less typical) 13
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Nearby named places (in order by distance)

  1. Yellowstone Spring; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8238, 40.5855, ( 5440 ft ) at a distance of 3 m
  2. Floyd Canyon (historical); Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8221, 40.5871, ( 5440 ft ) at a distance of 232 m
  3. Yellowstone Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8374, 40.5846 at a distance of 1153 m
  4. Yellowstone Canyon mouth; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.7971, 40.5871 at a distance of 2271 m
  5. Rawhide Spring; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8521, 40.5838 at a distance of 2400 m
  6. Yellowstone Canyon head; -117.8504, 40.5771 at a distance of 2434 m
  7. Lee Peak; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8421, 40.5677, ( 7208 ft ) at a distance of 2509 m
  8. Rawhide Canyon mouth; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.7941, 40.5938 at a distance of 2681 m
  9. Rawhide Canyon head; -117.8602, 40.5910 at a distance of 3138 m
  10. Rockhill Canyon head; -117.8577, 40.6002 at a distance of 3299 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 29786069
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