The first permanent settlement at Hiko was made in 1853. Hiko was the county seat of Lincoln County from 1867 to 1871 and a few hundred residents lived nearby, due largely to silver mines in the area. Today, the area is a farming and ranching area, and not much remains of the old town except the cemetery, some mill ruins and a red rock building that was a general store. Although populated, Hiko appears on at least two ghost town lists. Most of the residents of Hiko own farms or ranches, and little to no industrial activity takes place there. In 1871 Hiko was replaced as the county seat of Lincoln County with the current seat,
Pioche
Pioche is an unincorporated town in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States, approximately northeast of Las Vegas. U.S. Route 93 is the main route to Pioche and bypasses the town center just to the east, with Nevada State Route 321 and Nevad ...
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The
Hiko
Hiko may refer to:
* Hiko, Nevada
* the male or gender neutral version of Hime
* Hiko (juggling), juggling in Tongan dance, see Ula (dance)
* Mount Hiko in Japan
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and Crystal Springs provide a large supply of water for the Hiko farms and ranches. The Hiko farming community is located in the north end of the
Pahranagat Valley
The Pahranagat Valley is a Tonopah Basin landform in Lincoln County, Nevada.
The more fertile part of Pahranagat Valley is a narrow ribbon of green (no more than wide) like an oasis in the vast Nevada desert. It is approximately long running n ...
and lies at an elevation of , with a ZIP code of 89017.
Climate
Hiko has a cold desert climate ( Köppen: ''BWk''). Summers are hot, and winters feature cool days with cold nights.
Weepah Spring Wilderness
Weepah Spring Wilderness is a wilderness area in Lincoln and Nye Counties, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The Wilderness lies approximately north of the town of Alamo and is administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.Ghosttowns.com