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Latitude/Longitude 39.5746°N, 120.0985°W ( 39°, 34', 28.6" N; 120°, 5', 54.6" W )
The legal description is: California, Mt. Diablo Meridian T20N,R17E,sec21
UTM zone 10 (X,Y) 749221 , 4384566

The elevation is 2371 m ( 7780 ft )
The gradient is: 32.5 percent
The aspect direction is: 259.6 degrees or W
The local roughness is: 18.9 or moderate
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -120.0985, 39.5746; 2371 m

The state and county are California: Sierra County 6091
The HUC is Truckee 16050102; Place point in HUC
The Omernik ecoregion is Sierra Nevada (less typical) 5
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Nearby named places (in order by distance)

  1. Merrill Creek head; -120.0985, 39.5746 at a distance of 3 m
  2. Crystal Peak; California: Sierra Co. -120.0893, 39.5574, ( 8089 ft ) at a distance of 2065 m
  3. Bald Mountain Range; California: Sierra Co. -120.1029, 39.5932 at a distance of 2101 m
  4. Rock Creek head; -120.1113, 39.5907 at a distance of 2101 m
  5. Jones Valley; California: Sierra Co. -120.1179, 39.5605 at a distance of 2288 m
  6. Crystal Peak Guard Station; California: Sierra Co. -120.0791, 39.5891 at a distance of 2316 m
  7. North Branch Dog Creek head; -120.0757, 39.5893 at a distance of 2548 m
  8. Crystal Peak Campground; California: Sierra Co. -120.0738, 39.5885, ( 6794 ft ) at a distance of 2622 m
  9. Dog Valley Campground; California: Sierra Co. -120.0660, 39.5655, ( 6380 ft ) at a distance of 2966 m
  10. Babbitt Peak; California: Sierra Co. -120.1074, 39.6024, ( 8760 ft ) at a distance of 3182 m

The 7.5 minute series topographic maps for that area

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This was request number 29617535
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