The selected location is:

Latitude/Longitude 40.7285°N, 117.8540°W ( 40°, 43', 42.6" N; 117°, 51', 14.4" W )
The legal description is: Nevada, Mt. Diablo Meridian T33N,R37E,sec18
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 427883 , 4508969

The elevation is 2020 m ( 6628 ft )
The gradient is: 15.9 percent
The aspect direction is: 347.2 degrees or N
The local roughness is: 22.9 or extreme
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -117.8540, 40.7285; 2020 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. McCann Canyon head; -117.8541, 40.7285 at a distance of 6 m
  2. Little Jupiter Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8479, 40.7293 at a distance of 525 m
  3. South Fork Emigrant Canyon head; -117.8579, 40.7352 at a distance of 813 m
  4. Gem Creek head; -117.8427, 40.7221 at a distance of 1193 m
  5. Four Sisters Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8382, 40.7196 at a distance of 1663 m
  6. Gem Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8377, 40.7193, ( 5640 ft ) at a distance of 1717 m
  7. Barbersville (historical); Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8721, 40.7360, ( 6080 ft ) at a distance of 1739 m
  8. Gemville (historical); Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8377, 40.7188, ( 5760 ft ) at a distance of 1750 m
  9. South Fork Emigrant Canyon mouth; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8757, 40.7316 at a distance of 1863 m
  10. Sweet Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -117.8588, 40.7116, ( 6080 ft ) at a distance of 1919 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 31748234
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