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

Broken Hills
Broken Hills is located in Nevada
Broken Hills
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 / 39.10353611°N 117.96956500°W / 39.10353611; -117.96956500
Topo mapUSGS Quartz Mountain

History

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Broken Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ^ "Broken Hills Mine, Broken Hills District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  3. ^ a b "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.