The fifth tallest peak, Mount Jefferson, is near Round Mountain in central Nevada's Nye County. Want to escape to the ...

Scientist finds Jeffrey pine trees at record mountain heights, suggesting climate-driven shifts in Sierra Nevada.

Federal land managers have canceled their proposal to withdraw about 264,000 acres of public land in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains ...

WorldAtlas named 8 of Nevada’s strangest landmarks, from creepy motels to desert art and an accidental geyser. Here’s what to ...

Federal land managers have canceled their proposal to withdraw about 264,000 acres of public land in Nevada’s Ruby Mountain from oil, gas and geothermal development. The U.S. Forest Service said ...

A new study reveals snow in the Rocky Mountains is contaminated with mercury and other metals, and that pollution has ...

The move, focused on Nevada and New Mexico, is aimed at removing “burdensome” restrictions on energy and mineral development, ...

During his last weeks in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order banning energy development on public lands in Nevada's Ruby Mountains and in parts of north-central New Mexico. The move ...

Though little evidence exists suggesting northeast Nevada’s Ruby Mountains hold potential for oil production, the Trump administration canceled a Biden-era effort to rule out new leases there ...