Fossil Hill, Nevada, United States

About

Fossil Hill is a summit located in Pershing county Nevada in the United States of America. It is at 40.2810213 latitude and -118.0870807 longitude. Fossil Hill is at an elevation of 1595 ft (5233 m). The USGS map that contains this location is titled "Fitting".

Description

in the Humboldt Range S of the mouth of South American Canyon, 22 mi ENE of Lovelock

History

so named because it is a famous locality in which Triassic marine fossils are found, used in geologic literature since 1908

Location Details

Type of Place:Summit
Latitude:40.2810213
Longitude:-118.0870807
Elevation:1595 ft / 5233 m
County:Pershing
USGS Map Name:Fitting

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