The selected location is:

Latitude/Longitude 39.9144°N, 118.6463°W ( 39°, 54', 51.8" N; 118°, 38', 46.7" W )
The legal description is: Nevada, Mt. Diablo Meridian T24N,R30E,sec30
UTM zone 11 (X,Y) 359293 , 4419554

The elevation is 1189 m ( 3901 ft )
The gradient is: 6.4 percent
The aspect direction is: 110.6 degrees or E
The local roughness is: 5.8 or average
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -118.6463, 39.9144; 1189 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. Old California Trail East Road; Nevada: Churchill Co. -118.6463, 39.9143 at a distance of 10 m
  2. Topog Peak; Nevada: Churchill Co. -118.6574, 39.8871, ( 5534 ft ) at a distance of 3175 m
  3. Oneida Mill (historical); Nevada: Churchill Co. -118.6896, 39.9218, ( 3910 ft ) at a distance of 3791 m
  4. Lower Humboldt Drain; Nevada: Churchill Co. -118.6929, 39.9163 at a distance of 3989 m
  5. Lake Mining District; Nevada: Churchill Co. -118.5974, 39.9193 at a distance of 4218 m
  6. Humboldt Dike; Nevada: Churchill Co. -118.6960, 39.9257 at a distance of 4429 m
  7. Miriam; Nevada: Churchill Co. -118.6879, 39.9585, ( 3918 ft ) at a distance of 6052 m
  8. Humboldt Sink; Nevada: Churchill Co. -118.6074, 39.9727 at a distance of 7279 m
  9. Humboldt State Wildlife Management Area; Nevada: Churchill Co. -118.6174, 39.9849, ( 3890 ft ) at a distance of 8210 m
  10. Fanning (historical); Nevada: Churchill Co. -118.6802, 39.9863, ( 3910 ft ) at a distance of 8494 m

The 7.5 minute series topographic maps for that area

Ragged Top Mountain Toulon Peak Granite Point
White Plains Ocala Lovelock Indian Caves
Parran Carson Sink SW Carson Sink SE

This was request number 31723953
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