Ruby Mountains Wilderness

Ruby Mountains Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)

Location	Elko County, Nevada USA
Nearest city	Elko, NV
Coordinates	40°35′00″N 115°24′00″W / 40.58333°N 115.40000°W / 40.58333; -115.40000
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service

The Ruby Mountains Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, Nevada, United States. It covers an area of approximately 90,000 acres (36,000 ha), and is administered by the Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest.

Ruby Mountains Wilderness contains hiking trails ranging between 9,000 and 10,000 feet in elevation. Hiking destinations include Seitz Canyon and the Lamoille Lake Trail.^[1]

References

^ Correspondent, LARRY HYSLOP Elko Daily. "Hiking the High Desert". Elko Daily Free Press. Retrieved 2021-07-12. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

External links

Media related to Ruby Mountains Wilderness at Wikimedia Commons
official Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest website
NevadaWilderness.org
National Atlas: Map of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

Protected areas of Nevada

Federal

National Parks and Monuments	Avi Kwa Ame NM (BLM) Basin and Range NM (BLM) Death Valley NP Gold Butte NM (BLM) Great Basin NP Tule Springs Fossil Beds NM
National Recreation Areas	Lake Mead Spring Mountains (USFS)
National Forests	Humboldt–Toiyabe Inyo Lake Tahoe Basin
National Conservation Areas	Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails Red Rock Canyon Sloan Canyon
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National Wildlife Refuges	Anaho Island Ash Meadows Desert Fallon Moapa Valley Pahranagat Ruby Lake Sheldon Stillwater

State

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