Ruby Valley, Nevada

Ruby Valley, Nevada
Unincorporated community
Ruby Valley, Nevada
Coordinates: 40°21′37″N 115°26′51″W / 40.36028°N 115.44750°W / 40.36028; -115.44750Coordinates: 40°21′37″N 115°26′51″W / 40.36028°N 115.44750°W / 40.36028; -115.44750
Country United States
State Nevada
County Elko
Elevation 6,079 ft (1,853 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s) 775
GNIS feature ID 862228[1]

Ruby Valley is an unincorporated community in Ruby Valley, in Elko County, Nevada, United States.[1]

It was the site of the Ruby Valley Pony Express Station, which has since been moved 60 miles to Elko, Nevada and restored and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Ruby Valley has a small K-8 school, many cattle ranches, and very beautiful scenery. Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge and state owned Gallagher Fish Hatchery are in Ruby Valley.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Ruby Valley, Nevada". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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