The Broken Hills, or Broken Hills Range, is a mountain range bordering Churchill County, Nevada[1] and Mineral County, Nevada.[2][3]
| Broken Hills | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,953 m (6,407 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| District | Churchill County |
| Range coordinates | 39°6′12.730″N 117°58′10.434″W / 39.10353611°N 117.96956500°W |
| Topo map | USGS Quartz Mountain |
History
editJoseph Arthur and James Stratford discovered the Broken Hills district in 1913, and were the first prospectors to find ore worth mining.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Broken Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ "Broken Hills Mine, Broken Hills District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
- ^ a b "Broken Hills – Nevada Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
- ^ 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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