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Latitude/Longitude 40.4291°N, 118.2293°W ( 40°, 25', 44.8" N; 118°, 13', 45.5" W )
The legal description is: Nevada, Mt. Diablo Meridian T30N,R33E,sec26
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 395726 , 4476110

The elevation is 1696 m ( 5563 ft )
The gradient is: 22.6 percent
The aspect direction is: 239.1 degrees or SW
The local roughness is: 21.4 or extreme
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -118.2293, 40.4291; 1696 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. Rye Patch Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2293, 40.4291 at a distance of 2 m
  2. Rye Patch Agnes Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2371, 40.4296, ( 5160 ft ) at a distance of 662 m
  3. Rye Patch Canyon head; -118.2279, 40.4224 at a distance of 753 m
  4. Rye Patch Mining District; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2196, 40.4427 at a distance of 1722 m
  5. Panther Canyon mouth; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2440, 40.4457 at a distance of 2225 m
  6. Panther Canyon Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2199, 40.4480, ( 5800 ft ) at a distance of 2247 m
  7. Rocky Canyon head; -118.2016, 40.4196 at a distance of 2578 m
  8. Oreana Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2541, 40.4096, ( 4870 ft ) at a distance of 3018 m
  9. Rusty Pick Mine; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2113, 40.4032, ( 6400 ft ) at a distance of 3257 m
  10. O'Neil Canon Creek mouth; Nevada: Pershing Co. -118.2607, 40.4107, ( 4600 ft ) at a distance of 3355 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 30254611
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