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{{Short description|Basin in Nevada, United States}}
{{about|the geographical landform|the unincorporated community|Ruby Valley, Nevada}}
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[[File:NVMap-doton-RubyValley.png|thumb|Location of Ruby Valley within Nevada]]
'''Ruby Valley''' is a large basin located in south-central [[Elko County, Nevada|Elko]] and northern [[White Pine County, Nevada|White Pine]] counties in the northeastern section of the state of [[Nevada]] in the western [[United States]]. From Secret Pass it runs south-southwest for approximately 60 miles (96 km) to Overland Pass. To the west is the steep escarpment of the [[Ruby Mountains]], and to the north is the [[East Humboldt Range]] and [[Clover Valley (Nevada)|Clover Valley]]. The east side of the valley is less well defined, but its maximum width is about 10 miles (16 km) near Franklin Lake. At its south end lies the [[Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge]]. The valley includes a series of [[hot spring]]s, known as Ruby Valley Hot Springs, with multiple pools reaching up to 30 feet in diameter and 100 degrees Fahrenheit in temperature.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-17 |title=Discover Ruby Valley Hot Springs: A hidden oasis south of Elko on the Cowboy Corridor - Las Vegas Weekly |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/native/travel-nevada/2024/apr/17/discover-ruby-valley-hot-springs-a-hidden-oasis/ |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=lasvegasweekly.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ruby Valley Hot Springs {{!}} Hot Springs in Nevada |url=https://travelnevada.com/hot-springs/ruby-valley-smith-ranch-hot-springs/ |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=Travel Nevada |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Nevada State Route 229|SR 229]] passes along the northeast edge of the valley, and Ruby Valley Road ([[Nevada State Route 767|SR 767]] and [[List of county routes in Elko County, Nevada|CR 788]]) runs along its western edge. Harrison Pass Road (CR 718) crosses the Ruby Mountains near the center of the valley. Much of the floor of Ruby Valley lies at elevations near 6000 feet (1820 m).

[[File:RubyValleyNV.jpg|thumb|300px|<div style="text-align: center;">Ruby Valley, looking north from near Overland Pass</div>]]
[[File:FranklinLakeNV.jpg|thumb|300px|Franklin Lake in Ruby Valley, looking southeast]]
[[File:RubyValleyNV2.jpg|thumb|300px|North Ruby Valley, and the eastern escarpment of the Ruby Mountains]]

The valley played an important role in the history of the [[Great Basin]]. Nomadic tribes of the [[Shoshone]] nation used Ruby Valley as a winter home, finding it warmer than nearby locations. The [[California Trail]], active after the 1840s, was located just to the north. The [[Donner Party]] passed through the southern end of the valley in 1846, heading for the Overland Pass route across the Ruby Mountains – part of the [[Hastings Cutoff]].

Overland Pass was also the site of much activity in the 1860s. A [[Central Overland Route|transportation route]] through central Nevada had been scouted by Howard Egan in 1855, and then surveyed by Captain [[James H. Simpson]] for the U.S. Army in 1859. Simpson established a trading post at the south end of Ruby Valley, and [[George Chorpenning]] built a way station there for his mail and [[stagecoach]] line in 1860. The [[Pony Express]] and its successor, the [[First Transcontinental Telegraph|Transcontinental Telegraph]], also ran through Overland Pass.

In September 1862, the U.S. Government established [[Fort Ruby]] at the east entrance to the pass to protect the passage of settlers and these important communication connections with residents of California during the war years. In 1863 it signed the [[Treaty of Ruby Valley (1863)|Treaty of Ruby Valley]] with the Western Shoshone, which authorized access but did not cede any land.

After the [[American Civil War]], [[John Warren Butterfield]] and [[Wells Fargo|Wells Fargo & Co]] continued transport service across the West. Around 1866, Wells Fargo began to develop agriculture in the Ruby Valley to help support its way stations.

However, in the late 1860s, the [[first transcontinental railroad]] was routed well to the north, and Overland Pass fell into disuse. Fort Ruby was closed in September 1869, seven years after it was built.

In the late 20th century, the [[Ruby Valley Pony Express Station|old Pony Express Station]] was moved and restored. It is now part of a display at the Northeastern Nevada Museum in [[Elko, Nevada|Elko]]. Population in the valley has declined, and the lands are principally used in large ranching and farming operations to [[Ranch|raise cattle]] and to grow alfalfa.

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/humboldt-toiyabe Fort Ruby] U.S.Forest Service
* [http://www.greatbasinheritage.org/fort-ruby-1862-1869 Fort Ruby 1862-1869] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213090504/http://www.greatbasinheritage.org/fort-ruby-1862-1869 |date=2017-02-13 }} Great Basin National Heritage Area
* [http://www.telegraph-history.org/transcontinental-telegraph/index.html History of the Transcontinental Telegraph]
* [http://www.nativeweb.org/pages/legal/shoshone/ruby_valley.html Treaty of Ruby Valley], Native Web
* [http://www.exploringnevada.com/2008/12/16/northern-ruby-valley-secret-valley-photographs/ Photographs of the Northern Ruby Valley]

[[Category:Valleys of Nevada]]
[[Category:Valleys of Elko County, Nevada]]
[[Category:Pony Express]]
[[Category:Valleys of White Pine County, Nevada]]

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