The campground is is situated above ruby lake below the beautiful ruby mountains at a 6 000 elevation near the ruby lake national wildlife refuge in ruby valley nevada.
Ruby mountains nevada map.
In order to obtain a key to access the trail head go to the office at 401 fairway blvd in spring creek between the hours of 8am 5pm monday thru friday closed for lunch during the noon.
Ruby valley is a surprising wildlife oasis.
The ruby mountains wilderness sits astride a high ridgeline of nevada mountains called the ruby range totaling more than 90 000 acres.
The ruby mountains affectionately dubbed the alps of nevada are one of the most striking mountain ranges in the state.
Please note that in order to access the trailhead you must obtain a key from the spring creek association.
Transportation companies driving directions and more for ruby mountains.
The ruby mountains are a mountain range primarily located within elko county with a small extension into white pine county in nevada united states most of the range is included within the humboldt toiyabe national forest.
The range reaches a maximum elevation of 11 387 feet 3 471 m on the summit of ruby dome.
The ruby national wildlife refuge offers fine fishing and bird watching.
They are not to scale but they do show where the lakes and other landmarks.
The mountain range is within the humboldt national forest and is approximately 90 miles in length and a dozen or so miles in width.
Ruby mountains the ruby mountains are a mountain range primarily located within elko county with a small extension into white pine county in nevada united states most of the range is included within the humboldt toiyabe national forest.
Ruby dome is the tallest peak in the ruby mountains.
An expansive marsh is laced with riparian corridors coursing with cool spring fed waters.
To the north is secret pass and the east humboldt range and from there the.
The rubies got their name during the gold rush days in the 1800s when us soldiers began panning for gold in the range s streambeds and found garnets which they mistook for rubies.
Nevada s swiss alps the ruby mountains wilderness and east humboldt wilderness are centrally located 20 miles south of elko nevada near the ranching community of lamoille in northeastern nevada.
While i would hardly characterize my experience in the rubies via lamoille canyon as uncrowded campground and trailhead parking lot was packed trails very busy the scenery was nearly equal to many national parks yet without the congestion and hubub that so many of them have the hiking here is excellent and i hope to return someday for some overnight backpacking.
Here are some maps that i have drawn up.
Ruby mountains this map showns the entire ruby mountains with lakes trails and peaks.