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Broken Hills
Broken Hills is located in Nevada
Broken Hills
Location in Nevada
Highest point
Elevation 1,953 m (6,407 ft)
Geography
Country United States
State Nevada
District Churchill County
Range coordinates 39°6′12.730″N 117°58′10.434″W / 39.10353611°N 117.96956500°W / 39.10353611; -117.96956500
Topo map USGS Quartz Mountain

The Broken Hills, or Broken Hills Range, is a mountain range bordering Churchill County, Nevada and Mineral County, Nevada.

History

Joseph Arthur and James Stratford discovered the Broken Hills district in 1913, and were the first prospectors to find ore worth mining.

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