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Pioche Hills

Coordinates: 37°55′19″N 114°27′22″W / 37.92194°N 114.45611°W / 37.92194; -114.45611
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Pioche Hills
Pioche Hills is located in Nevada
Pioche Hills
Pioche Hills
location of Pioche Hills in Nevada[1]
Highest point
PeakMount Ely
Elevation7,312 ft (2,229 m)
Coordinates37°56′01″N 114°28′53″W / 37.93361°N 114.48139°W / 37.93361; -114.48139
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
DistrictLincoln County
Range coordinates37°55′19″N 114°27′22″W / 37.92194°N 114.45611°W / 37.92194; -114.45611
Topo mapUSGS 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

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  1. ^ a b "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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