エルコ郡の天然記念物・トップ4

The former hot springs resort has been abandoned since the 1960. The ruins are as what lost place as the original location of the casino now in Jackpot. The hot water is still underneath but the well is tapped off.

Cougar Peak is one of the more prominent peaks on the southern end of the Jarbidge traverse. Its exposed summit, at 10,564 feet, offers fantastic views of the large Marys River Peak to the south and the Matterhorn to the north approximately 0.5 miles away along the loose, talus-y ridge line. There might be a small glass jar that serves as a summit register by a wooden post that marks the top of Cougar Peak that you can sign if you wish.

The Matterhorn is the tallest peak in the Jarbidge Mountain Range. Standing at 10,838 feet, this rocky, steep summit requires a little bit of scrambling up exposed Class 2 talus and rock to reach. Once you get to the top of the Matterhorn you are rewarded with amazing panoramic views of the entire Jarbidge Mountain Range as well as views into Idaho! This mountain is named after the more famous Matterhorn in the European Alps because of the steep, prominent cliffs just north of the summit. The Matterhorn of the Jarbidge Mountains is a proud, remote peak in one of the most seldom visited wilderness area in the US. It is a great place to rest, eat lunch, take photos, and sign the summit register. Like the rest of the peaks on the long ridge line, tacking the Matterhorn is a serious endeavor across exposed terrain on trails that might be faint to non-existent at times. Please use good judgement about your own ability and comfort-levels traveling in this type of terrain.

When traveling on Cougar Creek Trail you pass through a thick grove of large aspen trees. Although they look like individual trees, they are actually one large organism; the trees are all connected via an underground root system. Aspens groves are actually some of the largest single organisms on earth! In the fall their leaves turn from a bright green to deep shades of yellow and orange. This aspen grove is a wonderful, shaded place rest, take photographs, and enjoy these amazing trees on your hike.

After climbing several steep switchbacks on the Jarbidge River Trail, you reach Jarbidge Lake, a small, circular lake in a beautiful glacier-carved cirque. Jarbridge Lake is the principal source of the Jarbidge River and is one of the few alpine lakes in this mountain range. It is a wonderful spot to rest and take photographs of your beautiful surroundings before either returning to the trailhead or continuing onward.