Pioche Hills

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Pioche Hills
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Pioche Hills
Location of Pioche Hills in Nevada [1]
Highest point
PeakMount Ely
Elevation 7,312 ft (2,229 m)
Coordinates 37°56′01″N114°28′53″W / 37.93361°N 114.48139°W / 37.93361; -114.48139
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
District Lincoln County
Range coordinates 37°55′19″N114°27′22″W / 37.92194°N 114.45611°W / 37.92194; -114.45611
Topo map USGS  Pioche

The Pioche Hills are a mountain range in Lincoln County, Nevada. [1] The historic Pioche silver mining district is centered in the Pioche Hills and extends into the adjacent Bristol and Highland Ranges to the west. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pioche Hills". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ↑ Paul Gemmill (1968) The geology of the ore deposits of the Pioche district, Nevada, in Ore Deposits of the United States 1933-1967, New York: American Institute of Mining Engineers, p.1128-47.


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