Broken Hills

The Broken Hills, or Broken Hills Range, is a mountain range bordering Churchill County, Nevada[1] and Mineral County, Nevada.[2][3]

For the Broken Hills in Virginia, see Broken Hills (Virginia). For the ghost town of the same name, see Broken Hills, Nevada.
Broken Hills
Location of Broken Hills in Nevada [1]
Highest point
Elevation1,953 m (6,407 ft)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
DistrictChurchill County
Range coordinates39°6′12.730″N 117°58′10.434″W
Topo mapUSGS Quartz Mountain

History

Joseph Arthur and James Stratford discovered the Broken Hills district in 1913, and were the first prospectors to find ore worth mining.[3][4]

References
  1. "Broken Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. "Broken Hills Mine, Broken Hills District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  3. "Broken Hills – Nevada Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  4. Lincoln, Francis Church (1923). Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada. Nevada Newsletter Publishing Company. p. 2. Retrieved September 6, 2020.


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