The view of liberty lake just pass the pass is stunning.
Ruby mountains hiking.
The ruby crest trail a well maintained national scenic trail is the flagship trail of the rubies.
The ruby mountains wilderness and east humboldt wilderness mountain ranges near elko nevada in northeastern nevada provide fabulous hiking trails to numerous alpine lakes.
The wilderness runs from secret pass south for 90 miles in the ruby mountains range.
The lamoille canyon trailhead is the most popular location to start a day or overnight hike.
Like so many other mountains in the mineral rich areas of colorado s ranges ruby is streaked with intense hues most notably red though yellows and oranges and darker colors mark it as well.
Hiking in the rubies.
The ruby mountains are a gem in the middle of nevada.
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.
These mountains contain spectacular scenery and a variety of recreational activities.
This strip of mountains began uplifting about 20 million years ago and today they are a strip about 90 miles long and 12 miles wide.
Please note that in order to access the trailhead you must obtain a key from the spring creek association.
The district covers about approximately 450 000 acres with elevations ranging from 6 000 feet to 11 387 feet at ruby dome.
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Please be advised hiking season in the higher elevations can vary from early july to the middle of october.
Ruby mountain has a summit register and a large radio system used by the rangers of the north cascades national park for their operations.
Hiking trails in the ruby mountains.
Known to locals as the rubies the range includes ten peaks above 10 000 feet ruby dome 11 387 feet is the highest and more than two dozen alpine lakes.
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For very strong hikers ruby mountain is possible as a day hike but enjoying the sunrise and sunset from the mountain is a memorable experience so an overnight is recommended.
It is 42 miles one way and runs on or near the crest of the central ruby mountains in a north to south general diection.
These are on and off trail hikes from one end of the rubies to the other including the ruby crest trail and a couple of loop hikes.
A guide to the lakes loop trail.
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Ruby mountain whether it was named for its coloration or for what miners found or hoped to find around it is a striking peak.
Ruby dome is the tallest peak in the ruby mountains.
The ruby mountains wilderness sits astride a high ridgeline of mountains and totals more than 90 000 acres.
This site has information for over a dozen hikes in the ruby mountains.
