Nevada trails · Ruby Crest Trail
Ruby Crest Trail
A 9.1-mile out-and-back in Nevada, with 3,589 ft of climbing. Reaches Pearl Peak.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 52% of the ascent falls between mile 3.0 and mile 6.1. It gives back about 3,919 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Pearl Peak (summit)
Getting there
HARRISON PASS 7 access. 40.31557, -115.51063 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:40 a.m., the sun rises at 6:08 a.m. and sets at 7:15 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:43 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 07 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 18.3-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 22 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:29 p.m. — 2 h 46 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- North Furlong — 17.8 mi
- Ruby Crest National Recreation — 21.1 mi
- Right Fork Lamoille — 23.5 mi
- Hennen Canyon — 24.1 mi