The Verdi Peaks, officially just Verdi Peak, are a group of three

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peaks in the

Ruby Mountains The Ruby Mountains are a mountain range, primarily located within Elko County with a small extension into White Pine County, in Nevada, United States. Most of the range is included within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The range reache ...

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. The highest peak is the fiftieth-highest in the state. The peaks are located on the edge of the

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, within the Ruby Mountains Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. They rise from the head of Talbot Canyon above Verdi Lake, and are a prominent part of the east wall of

Lamoille Canyon Lamoille Canyon is the largest valley in the Ruby Mountains, located in the central portion of Elko County in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada, in the western United States. Approximately in length, it was extensively sculpted by ...

above the Terraces Picnic Area. The two southern summits are directly on the Ruby Crest above the

Ruby Valley {{coord, 40.400, -115.300, display=title Ruby Valley is a large basin located in south-central Elko and northern White Pine counties in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada in the western United States. From Secret Pass it runs south-s ...

to the east. The central summit is the highest of the three and is located about southeast of the city of Elko.

Summit panoramas

References

External links

* Ruby Mountains Mountains of Nevada Mountains of Elko County, Nevada Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest {{ElkoCountyNV-geo-stub