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Latitude/Longitude 40.6516°N, 117.8346°W ( 40°, 39', 5.8" N; 117°, 50', 4.6" W )
The legal description is: Nevada, Mt. Diablo Meridian T32N,R37E,sec17
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 429440 , 4500417

The elevation is 1906 m ( 6253 ft )
The gradient is: 51.2 percent
The aspect direction is: 115.4 degrees or SE
The local roughness is: 24.9 or extreme
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -117.8346, 40.6516; 1906 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. Mustang Spring; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8346, 40.6516 at a distance of 3 m
  2. Floyds Shaft; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8293, 40.6549, ( 5720 ft ) at a distance of 582 m
  3. Organ Peak; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8499, 40.6516, ( 7309 ft ) at a distance of 1291 m
  4. Orofino Canyon head; -117.8488, 40.6568 at a distance of 1330 m
  5. East Range; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8491, 40.6413 at a distance of 1674 m
  6. Horseshoe Canyon head; -117.8482, 40.6630 at a distance of 1708 m
  7. Hayden Ranch; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8135, 40.6660, ( 5240 ft ) at a distance of 2399 m
  8. Stonehouse; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8524, 40.6688, ( 6280 ft ) at a distance of 2430 m
  9. Rockhill Mountain; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8460, 40.6724, ( 7208 ft ) at a distance of 2502 m
  10. McElhany Spring; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8082, 40.6399 at a distance of 2586 m

The 7.5 minute series topographic maps for that area

Dun Glen Peak Rose Creek Mountain Sonoma Canyon
Dun Glen Natchez Pass Clear Creek Ranch
Inskip Canyon Lee Peak Leach Hot Springs

This was request number 29995138
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