Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail, Ruby Mountains Wilderness

Name: Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail
Address: Ruby Mountains Wilderness, United States

#1 among attractions in Ruby Mountains Wilderness

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Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail, Ruby Mountains Wilderness

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The Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail is a National Recreation Trail in the upper elevations of the central Ruby Mountains, in Elko County, Nevada, United States. Approximately 38 miles in length, the trail is used by hikers and pack trains to experience some of the most spectacular scenery in the western United States. ()

Coordinates: 40°32'53"N, 115°24'18"W

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Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Liberty Lake, Dollar Lakes, Island Lake, Lamoille Lake.

2.4 miN
Natural attraction, Lake
Liberty Lake, Ruby Mountains Wilderness
61 min walk • Liberty Lake is a glacial tarn in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is within the Ruby Mountains Wilderness, which is administered by the Ruby Mountains Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
3.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Dollar Lakes, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
83 min walk • Dollar Lakes are a group of three glacial tarns in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, Nevada, United States. They are within the Ruby Mountains Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
4.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Island Lake, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
123 min walk • Island Lake is a glacial tarn in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is within the Ruby Mountains Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
3.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lamoille Lake, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
80 min walk • Lamoille Lake is a glacial tarn in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is within the Ruby Mountains Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
1.8 miN
Natural attraction, Lake
Favre Lake, Ruby Mountains Wilderness
47 min walk • Favre Lake is a glacial tarn in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is within the Ruby Mountains Wilderness, which is administered by the Ruby Mountains Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
6.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ruby Dome, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
161 min walk • Ruby Dome is the highest mountain in both the Ruby Mountains and Elko County, in Nevada, United States. It is the twenty-seventh-highest mountain in the state, and also ranks as the thirteenth-most topographically prominent peak in the state.
4 miN
Natural attraction, Mountain
Snow Lake Peak, Ruby Mountains Wilderness
102 min walk • Snow Lake Peak is the fifth-highest named mountain of the Ruby Mountains and the seventh-highest in Elko County, in Nevada, United States. It is the forty-second-highest mountain in the state.
5 miNW
Natural attraction, Lake
Echo Lake, Ruby Mountains Wilderness
128 min walk • Echo Lake is a glacial tarn in the Ruby Mountains, in Elko County in the northeastern part of the state of Nevada. It is located at the head of remote Echo Canyon at approximately 40°36.7′N 115°26.8′W, and at an elevation of 9830 feet.
6.3 miNW
Natural attraction, Natural feature, Mountain
Ruby Mountains, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
161 min walk • 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 on the summit of Ruby Dome.
1.4 miN
Natural attraction, Lake
Castle Lake, Ruby Mountains Wilderness
37 min walk • Castle Lake is a glacial tarn in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is within the Ruby Mountains Wilderness, which is administered by the Ruby Mountains Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
King Peak, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
154 min walk • King Peak is the southernmost summit above 11,000 feet in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, in northeastern Nevada in the western United States.

Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail, Ruby Mountains Wilderness

Facts and practical information

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Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)