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All the United States Nevada Lamoille Canyon
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Lamoille Canyon

Drive up a paved road into "Nevada's Yosemite" for exquisite views and mountain hiking in an alpine setting.

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Hiking up Thomas Creek. Looking back into Lamoille Canyon.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Looking up toward the head of Lamoille Canyon. Liberty Pass is the obvious low point on the right.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Lamoille Creek, looking downstream toward the westward bend of Lamoille Canyon.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Beaver dam and pond on Lamoille Creek.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Liberty Pass from the trailhead at the head of Lamoille Canyon, at the end-of-road.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Upper Lamoille Canyon. Liberty Pass is hidden behind the ridge on the right.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Looking down (north) Lamoille Canyon toward the big bend to the west.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Lamoille Canyon looking downstream, where it bends back to the west.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Beaver dam and pond on Thomas Creek.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Spires above Lamoille Canyon.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Upper Thomas Creek, with Lamoille Canyon in the distance.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Waterfall in Thomas Creek cirque.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Mt. Fitzgerald (r), with Snow Lake Peak (11,137 ft/3395 m) at extreme left.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Pond, probably due to a beaver dam, on Lamoille Creek looking upstream toward the head of the canyon.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Spires above Lamoille Canyon.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Liberty Pass from the trail.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
View southwesterly from Liberty Pass. Liberty Lake at lower left.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Liberty Lake.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Liberty Lake.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Looking downstream, near the junction of the Right Fork of Lamoille Creek   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Sunset in Lamoille Canyon   Jeremy D / Atlas Obscura User
Lions Club Camp - Lamoille Canyon   Jeremy D / Atlas Obscura User
Near the head of Lamoille Canyon   Jeremy D / Atlas Obscura User
Crest above the trail to Liberty Pass.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
View south from Liberty Pass. Liberty Lake in the foreground; Lake Peak (10,992 ft/3329 m) in the distance.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Looking back down Lamoille Canyon from the trail to Liberty Pass   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Upper reaches of Lamoille Canyon. Liberty Pass is hidden behind the edge of the ridge on the right.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Island Lake showing the crest above.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Island Lake above Lamoille Canyon, with the eponymous island in the center.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Creek from Island Lake.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Lamoille Canyon, looking back from the trail to Liberty Pass.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Head of Lamoille Canyon from the Island Lake trail.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Granitic dikes in metamorphic rock, off Liberty Pass.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
View northeasterly from Liberty Pass, into Ruby Valley beyond.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Hanging valley side canyon to west.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Ramparts about Thomas Creek campground, in morning light.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
Right Fork of Lamoille Creek.   slgwv / Atlas Obscura User
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The Ruby Mountains of northeastern Nevada don't fit a number of Nevada stereotypes. They're much better watered than most other mountain ranges in the Great Basin, supporting abundant streams and even alpine lakes. The bedrock is also largely granite or metamorphic rock, very different from the volcanic and sedimentary rocks that underlie many other Nevada ranges. And they were heavily glaciated in the Pleistocene, so they have glacial landforms reminiscent of the Sierra Nevada.  

Lamoille Canyon, in particular, is often called "Nevada's Yosemite." It's a large glacial canyon that begins on the west side of the range but bends south along the range crest. A paved road runs the length of the canyon, providing access into the heart of the high country. There are several campgrounds along the road, as well as a number of trailheads. In particular, the trailhead at the end of road is the north end of the Ruby Crest trail, which (as its name implies) runs the length of the range. The trail goes over Liberty Pass, at the head of Lamoille Canyon, and then continues some 38 miles south to a trailhead at Harrison Pass.  On the way it traverses the Ruby Mountain Wilderness.

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Take Nevada State Route 227 south from Elko about 19 miles to the Lamoille Canyon Road (USFS 660) and turn right. The turnoff is about 0.7 mile before the village of Lamoille. It's a bit more than 12 miles to the end of the road.

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Lamoille Canyon
Lamoille, Nevada, 89828
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40.672306, -115.460129
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