The selected location is:

Latitude/Longitude 40.2171°N, 120.7355°W ( 40°, 13', 1.6" N; 120°, 44', 7.8" W )
The legal description is: California, Mt. Diablo Meridian T27N,R11E,sec9
UTM zone 10 (X,Y) 692692 , 4454313

The elevation is 1718 m ( 5635 ft )
The gradient is: 32.7 percent
The aspect direction is: 131.2 degrees or SE
The local roughness is: 21.6 or extreme
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -120.7355, 40.2171; 1718 m

The state and county are California: Plumas County 6063
The HUC is East Branch North Fork Feather 18020122; Place point in HUC
The Omernik ecoregion is Sierra Nevada (more typical) 5
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Nearby named places (in order by distance)

  1. China Gulch head; -120.7355, 40.2171 at a distance of 3 m
  2. Engel Mine Upper Camp; California: Plumas Co. -120.7425, 40.2238 at a distance of 951 m
  3. Lone Pine Mine Number 1; California: Plumas Co. -120.7255, 40.2010 at a distance of 1982 m
  4. Fant Gathering Corral (historical); California: Plumas Co. -120.7183, 40.2299 at a distance of 2042 m
  5. Fant Creek head; -120.7072, 40.2138 at a distance of 2440 m
  6. Smith Creek mouth; California: Plumas Co. -120.7441, 40.2385 at a distance of 2485 m
  7. Morton Creek mouth; California: Plumas Co. -120.7483, 40.2382 at a distance of 2582 m
  8. Fant Creek mouth; California: Plumas Co. -120.7250, 40.2393 at a distance of 2622 m
  9. China Gulch mouth; California: Plumas Co. -120.7653, 40.2107 at a distance of 2631 m
  10. Lights Creek Guard Station (historical); California: Plumas Co. -120.7480, 40.2396 at a distance of 2714 m

The 7.5 minute series topographic maps for that area

Fredonyer Pass Diamond Mountain Janesville
Moonlight Peak Kettle Rock Antelope Lake
Taylorsville Genesee Valley Babcock Peak

This was request number 31724941
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