Highland Range (Lincoln County)

Highland Range (Lincoln County)
Mountain Range
Country United States
State Nevada
District Lincoln County
Coordinates
Highest point Highland Peak
 - elevation 9,395 ft (2,864 m)
 - coordinates
Timezone Pacific (UTC-8)
 - summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
Topo map USGS Highland Peak
Highland Range (Lincoln County)
in Nevada [1]

The Highland Range is a mountain range in Lincoln County, Nevada.[1] Nearby ranges include the Bristol Range to the north, the West Range to the northwest, the Ely Springs Range to the west, the Black Canyon Range to the southwest, the Chief Range to the south and the Pioche Hills to the east.

Mine workings in the range are associated with the historic Pioche silver mining district.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Highland Range". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:845505. 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.