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Latitude/Longitude 40.2991°N, 118.1941°W ( 40°, 17', 56.8" N; 118°, 11', 38.8" W )
The legal description is: Nevada, Mt. Diablo Meridian T28N,R34E,sec18
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 398517 , 4461639

The elevation is 1961 m ( 6435 ft )
The gradient is: 38.5 percent
The aspect direction is: 242.6 degrees or SW
The local roughness is: 24.0 or extreme
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -118.1941, 40.2991; 1961 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. High Grade Canyon head; -118.1941, 40.2991 at a distance of 2 m
  2. Golden Gate Hill; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.1885, 40.2982, ( 6790 ft ) at a distance of 488 m
  3. Lincoln Hill; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2016, 40.2946, ( 6676 ft ) at a distance of 808 m
  4. Gold Ridge; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2049, 40.3038 at a distance of 1055 m
  5. Lincoln Hill Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2052, 40.2943 at a distance of 1082 m
  6. McCarty Spring; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.1849, 40.3110 at a distance of 1537 m
  7. Lower Rochester; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2010, 40.2857, ( 5520 ft ) at a distance of 1598 m
  8. Lower Rochester Post Office (historical); Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2010, 40.2857, ( 5595 ft ) at a distance of 1598 m
  9. Central Rochester (historical); Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.1782, 40.2896, ( 5940 ft ) at a distance of 1716 m
  10. Buck and Charlie Mill (historical); Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2013, 40.2846, ( 5520 ft ) at a distance of 1721 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 30137703
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