The selected location is:

Latitude/Longitude 39.9193°N, 118.5974°W ( 39°, 55', 9.5" N; 118°, 35', 50.6" W )
The legal description is: Nevada, Mt. Diablo Meridian T24N,R30E,sec27
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 363483 , 4420022

The elevation is 1276 m ( 4185 ft )
The gradient is: 40.2 percent
The aspect direction is: 310.7 degrees or NW
The local roughness is: 29.0 or extreme
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -118.5974, 39.9193; 1276 m

The state and county are Nevada: Churchill County 32001
The HUC is Carson Desert 16050203; 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. Lake Mining District; Nevada: Churchill Co. -118.5974, 39.9193 at a distance of 2 m
  2. Old California Trail East Road; Nevada: Churchill Co. -118.6463, 39.9143 at a distance of 4216 m
  3. Humboldt Sink; Nevada: Churchill Co. -118.6074, 39.9727 at a distance of 5992 m
  4. Topog Peak; Nevada: Churchill Co. -118.6574, 39.8871, ( 5534 ft ) at a distance of 6252 m
  5. Humboldt State Wildlife Management Area; Nevada: Churchill Co. -118.6174, 39.9849, ( 3890 ft ) at a distance of 7483 m
  6. Humboldt River mouth; Nevada: Churchill Co. -118.6010, 39.9880 at a distance of 7635 m
  7. Oneida Mill (historical); Nevada: Churchill Co. -118.6896, 39.9218, ( 3910 ft ) at a distance of 7886 m
  8. Lower Humboldt Drain; Nevada: Churchill Co. -118.6929, 39.9163 at a distance of 8171 m
  9. Humboldt Dike; Nevada: Churchill Co. -118.6960, 39.9257 at a distance of 8458 m
  10. Miriam; Nevada: Churchill Co. -118.6879, 39.9585, ( 3918 ft ) at a distance of 8875 m

The 7.5 minute series topographic maps for that area

Toulon Peak Granite Point Wildhorse Pass
Ocala Lovelock Indian Caves Lone Rock NW
Carson Sink SW Carson Sink SE Lone Rock SW

This was request number 30250334
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