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The Ruby Mountains
South of Elko, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada

Located just south of Elko, the Ruby Mountains may be a surprise to people who think that all of Nevada is desert. High enough for lots of snow, these are spectacular high mountains with alpine meadows, aspen groves, and glacial cirque lakes. Biologicially it is an island of Rocky Mountains species, surrounded by sagebrush desert.

A road follows up Lamoille Canyon to the heart of the range, with trails leading from there into the wilderness along the crest. On the southeast side of the range there is popular Ruby Lake in the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge.


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The rapidly growing community of Pleasant Valley at the foot of the Ruby Mountains

(July 24, 2005)

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Glacier Overlook in the lower part of Lamoille Canyon, Ruby Mountains

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At the junction of Thomas Canyon and Lamoille Canyon in the Ruby Mountains

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An area where beavers were felling aspen in deep snow

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A beaver pond and lodge in the Ruby Mountains

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Beaver ponds in Lamoille Canyon

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On the trail at the head of Lamoille Canyon in the Ruby Mountains

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