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Highland Range
Highland Range is located in Nevada
Highland Range
Highland Range
Location in Nevada
Highest point
Peak Highland Peak
Elevation 9,395 ft (2,864 m)
Geography
Country United States
State Nevada
County Lincoln County
Topo map USGS Highland Peak

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.

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

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