---
id: "2028"
name: Angel Lake Road
distance: "11.7"
duration: 0.5 hour
description: This route proceeds through the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest to reach an alpine lake nestled in the Ruby Mountains.
path: "}~zyFt{v|TcCpVw@vYZtR`Ax^bAb[TrCh@hD~@bE~AlEbNxY~@`BbCpClBrAdBx@`Er@xZv@pAC`Hs@nHuCjCo@dAGpCDhCj@bCrA~@~@xOdTnCdD\\Xz@`@x@TrEChAJhCdA~@fA|DlHl@r@|BlBxBjAvIrChAl@dHdFlKbHxAv@fFfBbAx@xCxCt[bUtAj@nARlBLpE_@hHaA|E?j|@nK|Bf@~BxAtN`Kx@v@nC`Ev@l@rAd@nB^n@`@`EdEj@x@l@zATdAXfHN~AhCfPh@tDN`LbB|QrAdGzMrf@~@dETzBKnEOx@i@jBoAxBqElEcAdBUfAsBtPGdAJn@PPf@Ad@e@x@yAz@m@f@ObCOlBJ~@Zp@`@|ElDr@bA|AxCt@f@v@J`AKlDqBx@BpBl@hAv@dA~A|BnCrEhIrAnBr@TdDRfBGjB_@v@G~@LbCrAf@p@f@nApAd@~@dA^Rt@LnAOl@FrCxAd@`@\\~@VhBzArE^`BNlACx@[lB@p@L^Z^`@JjAOd@b@Fx@QfCHl@Tb@v@Rd@Kr@k@bBuB`@]r@Sl@@n@Tn@n@Rp@d@xDr@lCCl@S`@a@Nc@Q]y@u@{CYY_@?e@`@kF`Ka@j@o@f@gFjBi@Fi@Mo@y@MsAKmH_@kAo@a@mEYwCwAe@g@Is@PyHQs@SMoDwA_@?kD^uAVy@XiDlCMl@Bp@rChNTlBKzRT`F~AvMvC~M`@lCAtK"
designations:
  - Nevada State Scenic Byway
states:
  - NV
ll:
  - -114.97418199999998
  - 41.103351999999916
bounds:
  - - -115.08528899999993
    - 41.01734900000008
  - - -114.97418199999998
    - 41.104290000000105

---

If this isn't the highway to heaven, it sure bears a strong likeness.  The road winds upward through sagebrush and pinon pine, then mountain mahogany, quaking aspen and limber pine.  The lake is in a glacial cirque in the East Humboldt, a young, craggy and visually spectacular range.  Its scarps and spires have a character that changes with the season and the light, like the wizened face of a Basque bartender.