Highland Range (Lincoln County) Explained

Highland Range
Country:United States
State:Nevada
District:Lincoln County
District Type:County
Topo Map:Highland Peak
Topo Maker:USGS
Highest:Highland Peak
Elevation Ft:9395
Coordinates:37.8939°N -114.5783°W
Map:USA Nevada
Map Size:200

The Highland Range is a mountain range in Lincoln County, Nevada. 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.[1]

The range was named after the Scottish Highlands, the ancestral home of a pioneer citizen.[2]

References

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Book: Origin of Place Names: Nevada . W.P.A. . Federal Writers' Project . 1941 . 45.