Jarbidge Lake

Jarbidge Lake
Jarbidge Lake
Location in Nevada
Location Elko County, Nevada,
United States
Coordinates 41°46′27.01″N 115°22′20.72″W / 41.7741694°N 115.3724222°W / 41.7741694; -115.3724222
Type Tarn
Primary outflows Jarbidge River
Basin countries United States
Surface elevation 9,357 ft (2,852 m)

Jarbidge Lake is a glacial tarn in the Jarbidge Mountains of Elko County, Nevada, United States.[1] It is within the Jarbidge Wilderness, which is administered by the Jarbidge Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The lake is near the southern terminus of the Jarbidge River Trail where it meets the West Marys River Trail and Emerald Lake Trail, and is just below Emerald Lake Pass.[2] Jarbidge Lake is the principal source of the Jarbidge River.

References

  1. ↑ "Jarbidge Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. December 1, 1989. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Jarbidge Ranger District Northwest - Nevada Trail Maps.com" (PDF). Retrieved August 10, 2013.
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