The selected location is:

Latitude/Longitude 40.4480°N, 118.2199°W ( 40°, 26', 52.8" N; 118°, 13', 11.6" W )
The legal description is: Nevada, Mt. Diablo Meridian T30N,R33E,sec24
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 396552 , 4478197

The elevation is 1793 m ( 5882 ft )
The gradient is: 25.3 percent
The aspect direction is: 180.1 degrees or S
The local roughness is: 21.3 or extreme
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -118.2199, 40.4480; 1793 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. Panther Canyon Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2199, 40.4480, ( 5800 ft ) at a distance of 2 m
  2. Rye Patch Mining District; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2196, 40.4427 at a distance of 589 m
  3. Chipmunk Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2010, 40.4538, ( 7560 ft ) at a distance of 1730 m
  4. Panther Canyon mouth; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2440, 40.4457 at a distance of 2058 m
  5. Panther Canyon head; -118.1941, 40.4457 at a distance of 2206 m
  6. Rye Patch Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2293, 40.4291 at a distance of 2244 m
  7. Rye Patch Agnes Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2371, 40.4296, ( 5160 ft ) at a distance of 2509 m
  8. Echo Canyon head; -118.1966, 40.4627 at a distance of 2565 m
  9. Humboldt Range; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.1885, 40.4496 at a distance of 2672 m
  10. Rye Patch Canyon head; -118.2279, 40.4224 at a distance of 2921 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 30285904
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