Lamoille Canyon Road End Trailhead
The terminus of Lamoille Canyon Road (Forest Road 660 / NV-227 spur) sits at 8,800 feet in the Ruby Mountains of northeastern Nevada, 27 miles southeast of Elko. The U-shaped canyon was carved by Pleistocene glaciers into a dramatic alpine amphitheater with sheer granite walls rising over 3,000 feet. The large trailhead parking area at the road's end anchors the Ruby Mountains Scenic Byway and provides access to trails toward Island Lake and Lamoille Lake. The drive up the canyon — 12 miles of paved byway with no dead-end turnaround issue for bikes — is routinely ranked among Nevada's finest alpine roads.
The Ruby Mountains are Nevada's answer to the Alps — a glacially carved granite canyon you can reach on pavement to 8,800 feet, with a dead-end loop that forces a leisurely return through one of the state's most spectacular alpine corridors.
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