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 ...

2003-04-06 04:00:00 PDT Lamoille, Nev.-- He told me his name was Johnny and he'd lived his whole life here, except for "the two years I gave to Uncle Sam." I didn't ask which two years. It was the ...

Federal land managers have canceled their proposal to withdraw about 264,000 acres of public land in Nevada’s Ruby Mountain from oil, gas and geothermal development. The U.S. Forest Service said the ...

Almost 400 miles north of Las Vegas and just over the hill from Elko is one of Nevada's natural treasures, a mountain range with 10 jagged peaks that climb past 10,000 feet in elevation. The highest ...

As President Joe Biden nears the end of his time in office, his administration is proposing lasting protections for a mountain range commonly referred to as the “Swiss Alps of Nevada.” Even though ...

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 range as ...

We’re just into the summer season, but many visitors to the northeastern part of the Silver State don’t realize the Ruby Mountains are also known as the Alps of Nevada with its majestic peaks, scenic ...

Abstract representation of the Ruby Mountains consisting of several mountain peaks, some of which have conifer trees. The sun rises behind the mountains. All are mounted on the front facade of the ...

Elko County's Ruby Mountains may be the site of oil and gas drilling after the Trump administration announced plans to reopen the range to speculative drilling. For tribal communities, this decision ...