Located in the heart of the spectacular Ruby Mountains Wilderness in northern Nevada, the U-shaped Lamoille Canyon contains towering peaks, hanging valleys, and year-round snowfields, all begging to be explored. This remote and wildlife-rich canyon can be explored on foot along several day-hiking trails, or you can really delve deep and opt for backcountry backpacking.

Along the way, you can take a break to admire spectacular seasonal wildflowers and do some fishing in the numerous streams and lakes. Visitors with limited mobility need not lose out – you can drive the Lamoille Canyon Scenic Byway that meanders along the base of Ruby Dome before climbing to 8,800 feet through the glacier-carved canyon.

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