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Latitude/Longitude 39.6213°N, 120.1096°W ( 39°, 37', 16.7" N; 120°, 6', 34.5" W )
The legal description is: California, Mt. Diablo Meridian T20N,R17E,sec5
UTM zone 10 (X,Y) 748101 , 4389719

The elevation is 2426 m ( 7959 ft )
The gradient is: 61.4 percent
The aspect direction is: 64.5 degrees or NE
The local roughness is: 45.8 or extreme
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -120.1096, 39.6213; 2426 m

The state and county are California: Sierra County 6091
The HUC is Middle Fork Feather 18020123; 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. Cat Canyon head; -120.1096, 39.6213 at a distance of 3 m
  2. Badenaugh Canyon head; -120.1127, 39.6043 at a distance of 1906 m
  3. Babbitt Peak; California: Sierra Co. -120.1074, 39.6024, ( 8760 ft ) at a distance of 2106 m
  4. Purdy Creek head; -120.0843, 39.6185 at a distance of 2191 m
  5. Burma Summit; California: Sierra Co. -120.1188, 39.6407, ( 8062 ft ) at a distance of 2296 m
  6. Donkey Canyon head; -120.1254, 39.6432 at a distance of 2786 m
  7. Dodge Canyon head; -120.1371, 39.6399 at a distance of 3140 m
  8. Bald Mountain Range; California: Sierra Co. -120.1029, 39.5932 at a distance of 3171 m
  9. Rock Creek head; -120.1113, 39.5907 at a distance of 3400 m
  10. Balls Canyon Hunting Club; California: Sierra Co. -120.1113, 39.6580, ( 6380 ft ) at a distance of 4078 m

The 7.5 minute series topographic maps for that area

Loyalton Evans Canyon Reno NW
Sardine Peak Dog Valley Verdi
Hobart Mills Boca Mount Rose NW

This was request number 31724215
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