The selected location is:

Latitude/Longitude 40.2896°N, 118.1782°W ( 40°, 17', 22.6" N; 118°, 10', 41.5" W )
The legal description is: Nevada, Mt. Diablo Meridian T28N,R34E,sec20
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 399854 , 4460567

The elevation is 1826 m ( 5991 ft )
The gradient is: 5.5 percent
The aspect direction is: 114.4 degrees or SE
The local roughness is: 6.6 or average
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -118.1782, 40.2896; 1826 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. Central Rochester (historical); Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.1782, 40.2896, ( 5940 ft ) at a distance of 2 m
  2. Rochester Basin; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.1757, 40.2916, ( 6030 ft ) at a distance of 309 m
  3. Rochester; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.1674, 40.2888, ( 6180 ft ) at a distance of 925 m
  4. Rochester Post Office (historical); Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.1674, 40.2888, ( 6250 ft ) at a distance of 925 m
  5. Golden Gate Hill; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.1885, 40.2982, ( 6790 ft ) at a distance of 1295 m
  6. Upper Rochester Post Office (historical); Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.1607, 40.2899, ( 6420 ft ) at a distance of 1491 m
  7. East Rochester (historical); Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.1602, 40.2893, ( 6440 ft ) at a distance of 1533 m
  8. Sunflower Hill; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.1616, 40.2824, ( 6965 ft ) at a distance of 1624 m
  9. Rochester Canyon head; -118.1593, 40.2849 at a distance of 1692 m
  10. High Grade Canyon head; -118.1941, 40.2991 at a distance of 1714 m

The 7.5 minute series topographic maps for that area

Rye Patch Dam Congress Canyon Unionville
Oreana Rochester Fitting
Coal Canyon Buffalo Mountain Fisher Canyon

This was request number 29789747
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