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Latitude/Longitude 40.4496°N, 118.1885°W ( 40°, 26', 58.6" N; 118°, 11', 18.6" W )
The legal description is: Nevada, Mt. Diablo Meridian T30N,R34E,sec29
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 399217 , 4478339

The elevation is 2546 m ( 8352 ft )
The gradient is: 32.9 percent
The aspect direction is: 324.8 degrees or NW
The local roughness is: 23.8 or extreme
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -118.1885, 40.4496; 2546 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. Humboldt Range; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.1885, 40.4496 at a distance of 2 m
  2. Panther Canyon head; -118.1941, 40.4457 at a distance of 641 m
  3. South Fork Straight Canyon head; -118.1799, 40.4474 at a distance of 771 m
  4. Chipmunk Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2010, 40.4538, ( 7560 ft ) at a distance of 1157 m
  5. Monitor Canyon head; -118.1766, 40.4396 at a distance of 1501 m
  6. Echo Canyon head; -118.1966, 40.4627 at a distance of 1609 m
  7. North Fork Straight Canyon head; -118.1735, 40.4666 at a distance of 2278 m
  8. South Fork Straight Canyon mouth; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.1596, 40.4518 at a distance of 2466 m
  9. Wilson Canyon head; -118.1738, 40.4299 at a distance of 2518 m
  10. Congress Creek head; -118.1663, 40.4660 at a distance of 2622 m

The 7.5 minute series topographic maps for that area

Rye Patch Reservoir South Star Peak Star Creek Ranch
Rye Patch Dam Congress Canyon Unionville
Oreana Rochester Fitting

This was request number 29602452
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