Ruby Mountains

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mountain range

The Ruby Mountains are a rugged mountain range in northeastern Nevada known for their alpine scenery, glacially carved valleys, and rich wildlife, often called the “Swiss Alps of Nevada.”

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Ruby Mountains canonical	41
Green Mountain (Ruby Mountains)	1
Ruby Mountains (Nevada)	1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain range ⓘ
climate	semi-arid with alpine conditions at high elevations ⓘ
contains	Castle Lake ⓘ Echo Lake (Ruby Mountains) ⓘ Favre Lake ⓘ Ruby Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Green Mountain (Ruby Mountains) Harrison Pass ⓘ Island Lake ⓘ King Peak (Ruby Mountains) ⓘ Lamoille Canyon ⓘ Liberty Lake ⓘ Liberty Pass ⓘ Overland Lake ⓘ Ruby Crest ⓘ Ruby Dome ⓘ Secret Pass ⓘ Wine's Peak ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
drainage	Great Basin ⓘ Humboldt River ⓘ surface form: Humboldt River basin
ecosystemType	alpine ⓘ montane ⓘ subalpine ⓘ
fauna	Rocky Mountain elk ⓘ bighorn sheep ⓘ black bear ⓘ mountain goats ⓘ mule deer ⓘ sage-grouse ⓘ
flora	aspen groves ⓘ coniferous forests ⓘ
geologicalFeature	U-shaped valleys ⓘ alpine lakes ⓘ glacial cirques ⓘ hanging valleys ⓘ moraines ⓘ
hasTrail	Lamoille Canyon trails ⓘ Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail ⓘ
highestElevation	11388 feet ⓘ 3470 meters ⓘ
highestPoint	Ruby Dome ⓘ
knownFor	alpine scenery ⓘ glacially carved valleys ⓘ rich wildlife ⓘ
length	about 80 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	Elko County ⓘ surface form: Elko County, Nevada Nevada ⓘ
locatedInRegion	northeastern Nevada ⓘ
mountainRangeType	fault-block range ⓘ
nearestCity	Elko ⓘ surface form: Elko, Nevada
nickname	Swiss Alps of Nevada ⓘ
orientation	north-south ⓘ
partOf	Basin and Range Province ⓘ
protectedArea	Toiyabe National Forest ⓘ surface form: Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ Ruby Mountains Ranger District ⓘ
recreation	backcountry skiing ⓘ backpacking ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ hunting ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Basin → contains → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Northern Nevada → containsMountainRange → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Elko County → hasMountainRange → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Ruby Mountains → contains → Ruby Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Green Mountain (Ruby Mountains)

Elko → near → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Humboldt River → sourceRegion → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Harrison Pass → locatedIn → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Harrison Pass → mountainRange → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Ruby Mountains Ranger District → manages → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

eastern Nevada → notableMountainRange → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Intermountain West → contains → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Lamoille Canyon → locatedIn → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Lamoille Canyon → mountainRange → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Liberty Pass → locatedIn → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Liberty Pass → mountainRange → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Echo Lake (Ruby Mountains) → locatedIn → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Echo Lake (Ruby Mountains) → mountainRange → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Secret Pass → locatedIn → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Secret Pass → mountainRange → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Secret Pass → category → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ruby Mountains (Nevada)

Ruby Crest → locatedIn → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Ruby Dome → locatedIn → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Ruby Dome → mountainRange → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Ruby Dome → isHighestPointOf → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

King Peak (Ruby Mountains) → locatedIn → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

King Peak (Ruby Mountains) → mountainRange → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail → locatedIn → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail → mountainRange → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Swiss Alps of Nevada → refersTo → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Wine's Peak → locatedIn → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Wine's Peak → mountainRange → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Castle Lake → locatedIn → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

subject surface form: Castle Lake (Ruby Mountains)

Castle Lake → mountainRange → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

subject surface form: Castle Lake (Ruby Mountains)

Liberty Lake → locatedIn → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Liberty Lake → mountainRange → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Island Lake → locatedIn → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

subject surface form: Island Lake (Ruby Mountains)

Island Lake → mountainRange → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

subject surface form: Island Lake (Ruby Mountains)

Spring Creek → mountainRangeNearby → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

subject surface form: Spring Creek, Nevada

Favre Lake → locatedIn → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Favre Lake → mountainRange → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Overland Lake → locatedIn → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Overland Lake → mountainRange → Ruby Mountains ⓘ

Wells, Nevada → locatedNear → Ruby Mountains ⓘ