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For the Broken Hills in Virginia, see Broken Hills (Virginia). For the ghost town of the same name, see Broken Hills, Nevada.
Broken Hills
Broken Hills is located in NevadaBroken HillsBroken HillsLocation of Broken Hills in Nevada
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

The Broken Hills, or Broken Hills Range, is a mountain range bordering Churchill County, Nevada and Mineral County, Nevada.

History

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

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ "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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