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Canyon Attractions In Lamoille

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Lamoille is a rural census-designated place in Elko County in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada in the western United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 105. It is located 19 miles southeast of Elko at the base of the Ruby Mountains at an elevation of 5,889 feet and is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.The early history of the community and surrounding area is summarized in a nearby highway marker: LAMOILLE VALLEY - Because heavy use denuded the grass from the main Fort Hall route of the California Emigrant Trail along the Humboldt River, many emigrants left the river near Starr Valley. They skirted the East...
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Canyon Attractions In Lamoille

  • 1. Lamoille Canyon Lamoille
    Lamoille Canyon is the largest valley in the Ruby Mountains, located in the central portion of Elko County in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada, in the western United States. Approximately 12 miles in length, it was extensively sculpted by glaciers in previous ice ages. Lamoille Canyon begins at Liberty Peak at an elevation of 11,032 ft . It quickly descends to a glacial basin now occupied by Lamoille Lake. A nearby granite shelf contains the picturesque Dollar Lakes. Further down the canyon is a large stand of Whitebark pine and the Road's End Trailhead, the high point of Lamoille Canyon Road, which is a National Forest Scenic Byway. This is also the northern terminus of the 38-mile Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail, and the start of the much shorter trail to Island Lake....
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