Highland Range (Lincoln County)

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.

For the range southeast of Las Vegas, see Highland Range (Clark County).
Highland Range
Highland Range
Highland Range (Lincoln County)
in Nevada [1]
Highest point
PeakHighland Peak
Elevation9,395 ft (2,864 m)
Coordinates37°53′38″N 114°34′42″W 
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyLincoln County
Topo mapUSGS Highland Peak

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

The range was named after the Scottish Highlands, the ancestral home of a pioneer citizen.[3]

References
  1. "Highland Range". 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.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 45.


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