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| Lamoille Lake |
Like Island Lake, Lamoille Lake is a glacial tarn at the head of Lamoille Canyon in the Ruby Mountains of Nevada. The Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail passes its southeast shore before beginning a steep climb with varying scenic views to Liberty Pass.
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| Stock Trail/Hikers' Trail junction |
Lamoille Lake is flanked by trees around its valley-side shore, while the steep, north-facing slope of gray rocks is often still holding snow late in the season or even year round. The small lake is home to trout populations including Brook Trout and Lahontan Cutthroat Trout.
At 1.6 miles (2.57 km), Lamoille Lake is the nearest lake to the Lamoille Canyon Trailhead parking area along the Ruby Crest Trail [1].
If your climbing goal is not going beyond Lamoille Lake, a great day or half-day experience is to do the round trip. Take Stock Trail up to the lake (less than 800 feet or 244 m elevation gain). You definitely want to spend some time at the lakeshore. Instead of climbing further to Liberty Pass, continue hiking east to the Dollar Lakes and north on Hikers' Trail (are there any less distinctive trail names?) to get back to the trailhead parking area.
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| Lamoille Lake seen from the Ruby Crest Trail between the lake and Liberty Pass |
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| Dollar Lake area |
Trail Map
Reference
[1] Lamoille Lake. URL: https://www.onxmaps.com/hiking/5x36w5jrm6yk/lamoille-lake .
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