Box Lake, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

Name: Box Lake
Address: Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, United States

#17 among attractions in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Box Lake is a glacial tarn in the Ruby Mountains, in Elko County in the northeastern part of the state of Nevada. It is located on a shelf on the side wall of Box Canyon, and at an elevation of 9,620 feet. Along with Snow Lake, it is one of the sources of the stream which flows down Box Canyon. After exiting the mountains it merges with other streams to form the South Fork of the Humboldt River. ()

Elevation: 9642 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°35'53"N, 115°25'16"W

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Box Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail, Liberty Lake, Dollar Lakes, Island Lake.

3.6 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail, Ruby Mountains Wilderness
91 min walk • 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.
1.8 miSE
Natural attraction, Lake
Liberty Lake, Ruby Mountains Wilderness
46 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.
2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Dollar Lakes, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
51 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.
2.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Island Lake, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
62 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.
1.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lamoille Lake, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
36 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.
2.2 miSE
Natural attraction, Lake
Favre Lake, Ruby Mountains Wilderness
55 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.
4.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Griswold Lake, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
108 min walk • Griswold 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.
3.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ruby Dome, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
84 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.
1.4 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Snow Lake Peak, Ruby Mountains Wilderness
35 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.
1.7 miNW
Natural attraction, Lake
Echo Lake, Ruby Mountains Wilderness
44 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.
2.7 miN
Natural attraction, Canyon
Right Fork Canyon, Ruby Mountains Wilderness
69 min walk • Right Fork Canyon is a major branch of Lamoille Canyon, located in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada in the western United States.