The selected location is:

Latitude/Longitude 40.2946°N, 118.2016°W ( 40°, 17', 40.6" N; 118°, 12', 5.8" W )
The legal description is: Nevada, Mt. Diablo Meridian T28N,R34E,sec18
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 397873 , 4461149

The elevation is 1960 m ( 6430 ft )
The gradient is: 60.3 percent
The aspect direction is: 294.6 degrees or NW
The local roughness is: 36.4 or extreme
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -118.2016, 40.2946; 1960 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. Lincoln Hill; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2016, 40.2946, ( 6676 ft ) at a distance of 2 m
  2. Lincoln Hill Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2052, 40.2943 at a distance of 306 m
  3. High Grade Canyon head; -118.1941, 40.2991 at a distance of 812 m
  4. Lower Rochester Post Office (historical); Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2010, 40.2857, ( 5595 ft ) at a distance of 989 m
  5. Lower Rochester; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2010, 40.2857, ( 5520 ft ) at a distance of 989 m
  6. Gold Ridge; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2049, 40.3038 at a distance of 1060 m
  7. Buck and Charlie Mill (historical); Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2013, 40.2846, ( 5520 ft ) at a distance of 1110 m
  8. Rochester Mines Company Mill (historical); Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2029, 40.2846, ( 5480 ft ) at a distance of 1115 m
  9. Buck and Charley Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2010, 40.2841, ( 5680 ft ) at a distance of 1166 m
  10. Golden Gate Hill; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.1885, 40.2982, ( 6790 ft ) at a distance of 1186 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 31721190
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