The residents of the cowboy town of Elko, Nevada have a massive secret in their backyard. It’s called the Ruby Mountains Wilderness. Just 30 minutes southeast of Elko, rising from northeastern ...

Although there are no ski-lift resorts in the Ruby Mountain Wilderness, it's home to what Outside magazine named it one of the top 10 heli-skiing destinations in America.

Backpackers enjoy the 40-mile Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail, which begins at the Roads End trail head and follows the crest of the mountains south to Harrison Pass. The first seven miles ...

For trail and guide information visit the Ruby Mountains Express website. See all the summer weekend adventures . More: See America’s 100 Best Adventures and Long Weekends Like a Local ...

Sun., June 22, 2014 A Cabinet Mountains Wilderness map published in June 2014. By Rich Landers [email protected] (509) 459-5508 X ...

Angel Lake sits in a bowl high in the mountains, ringed by 10,000-foot snow peak caps for most of the year except for those dog days of summer. The crystal clear lake has been a favorite with ...

Map features 13 hikes into the wilderness area. ... By Tribune Staff. A new map for the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness recently was released in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act.

Nevada’s Ruby Mountains have been targeted by Trump in the past. During Trump’s first term, his administration proposed auctioning off more than 500,000 acres of land in Nevada for oil and gas ...

When Lisa Eriksen wants a break from town life she heads to the Ruby Mountains near Elko, a range that’s been called the Swiss Alps of Nevada. Eriksen, who has a botany degree, relishes the ...

The Ruby Mountains in northeastern Nevada offer high-elevation landscapes. Hiking into Liberty Lake requires crossing a pass at 10,450 feet, and an opportunity to see five alpine lakes. The Ruby ...