Pioche Hills

Pioche Hills

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location of Pioche Hills in Nevada [1]

Highest point
Peak Mount Ely
Elevation 7,312 ft (2,229 m)
Coordinates 37°56′01″N 114°28′53″W / 37.93361°N 114.48139°W
Geography
Country United States
State Nevada
District Lincoln County
Range coordinates 37°55′19″N 114°27′22″W / 37.9219°N 114.4561°WCoordinates: 37°55′19″N 114°27′22″W / 37.9219°N 114.4561°W
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. 1.0 1.1 "Pioche Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 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.