Jarbidge Lake

Jarbidge Lake
Jarbidge Lake is located in Nevada
Jarbidge Lake
Jarbidge Lake
Location in Nevada
LocationElko County, Nevada,
United States
Coordinates41°46′27.01″N 115°22′20.72″W / 41.7741694°N 115.3724222°W / 41.7741694; -115.3724222
Lake typeTarn
Primary outflowsJarbidge River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation9,357 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.

"Jarbidge" is a name derived from the Shoshone language meaning "devil".[3]

  1. ^ "Jarbidge Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. December 1, 1989. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  2. ^ "Jarbidge Ranger District Northwest - Nevada Trail Maps.com" (PDF). Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  3. ^ Nestor, Sandy (29 November 2004). Indian Placenames in America. McFarland. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-7864-7167-6.