The East Humboldt Range is a mountain range in Elko County , Nevada , United States . It is located along the eastern edge of the upper watershed of the Humboldt River , which flows to the southwest from its source just north of the range. The range reaches a maximum elevation of 11,306 feet (3,446 m) atop Hole in the Mountain Peak . Most of the range is included within the Ruby Mountains Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest . In 1989, the United States Congress passed the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act establishing over 36,000 acres (150 km) of the range as the East Humboldt Wilderness . The range takes its name from the Humboldt River. The name ultimately is derived from the German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt .
31-427: The East Humboldts run north-to-south for approximately 30 miles (48 km). To the north are Interstate 80 and the community of Wells , while to the south are Secret Pass, the larger Ruby Range , and Ruby Valley . To the east are Clover Valley and U.S. Route 93 , and to the west are Starr Valley and Dennis Flats. These mountains were formed by a tilted fault-block process, with gradual slopes and valleys to
62-521: A female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21, and the average family size was 2.66. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 14.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 17.3% from 25 to 44, 41.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
93-570: A point near the source of the Humboldt River and the community of Wells, at an elevation of 5,650 feet (1,720 m), to the summit of Greys Peak at 10,674 feet (3,253 m). From there, the range continues south for nearly 10 miles (16 km) as a high crest, staying mostly above 10,000 feet (3,000 m). The center section of this crest includes the range high point, Hole in the Mountain Peak. The southernmost high summit of
124-486: A slip of paper from a hat and read the name of the Italian opera composer in 1868. The name is pronounced by the local population as VUR-dye. On the 4th of November 1870, five men robbed a train travelling from San Francisco to Virginia City near Verdi after blocking the track. The train was carrying approximately $ 60,000 of gold and silver, and the robbers were able to get away with approximately $ 41,000. The same train
155-686: A viaduct over the casino floor of the Nugget Casino Resort . After leaving the Reno metropolitan area, the freeway resumes following the Truckee River in a canyon to Fernley and passes the Northern Nevada Veterans Cemetery to the north. Traffic volumes drop to 26,600 vehicles per day by Fernley and continue dropping to 8,400 by the time the freeway reaches the center of the state. The freeway exits
186-732: Is joined by the Feather River Route ; I-80 runs parallel to this railroad until the Utah state line. The freeway is within visual distance of the river for most of this run. However, there are portions where the freeway bypasses bends by cutting across or tunneling under mountains along the canyon walls. Between Winnemucca and Battle Mountain, the freeway bypasses bends via side canyons and Golconda Summit, 5,159 feet (1,572 m). The highway also bypasses Palisade Canyon , between Beowawe and Carlin, via Emigrant Pass , 6,114 feet (1,864 m). Just east of Carlin, I-80 passes through
217-646: Is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km ), or 3.35%, is water. In February 2008 an earthquake swarm began, and ended in June 2008. The total number of earthquakes in the census-designated place reached over 5,000 and ranged in magnitude from 0.7 to 4.7 on the Richter magnitude scale . As of the 2010 census , there were 1,415 people in the CDP. The population density was 416.2 inhabitants per square mile (160.7/km ). There were 686 housing units at an average density of 201.8 per square mile (77.9/km ). The racial makeup of
248-663: The Carlin Tunnel to bypass curves of the river in the Carlin Canyon (between the Carlin Tunnel and Elko). After Wells, I-80 departs the Humboldt River, first transcontinental railroad, and California Trail. From this point east, the freeway follows the routes of the Hastings Cutoff , Feather River Route, former US 40, and SR 1. The freeway cuts across two mountain ranges before arriving at
279-977: The Great Salt Lake Desert . The first is the Pequop Mountains via Pequop Summit , elevation 6,967 feet (2,124 m)—the highest point on I-80 in Nevada—and the second is the Toano Range via Silver Zone Pass at 5,955 feet (1,815 m). After crossing these mountains, the freeway arrives at West Wendover where the freeway enters both Utah and the Great Salt Lake Desert at the Bonneville Salt Flats . Portions of I-80 run concurrently with three US Routes in Nevada: The general route of I-80
310-541: The former president of the same name and the Purple Heart Trail after such military decoration . There are plans to widen I-80 to three lanes in both directions from Vista Boulevard and Greg Street to SR 439 south (USA Parkway). This is due to the increase in traffic travelling between Reno and Sparks to the Industrial Area built up on USA Parkway, thousands of people traverse I-80 through
341-423: The CDP was 95.5% White , 0.2% African American , 0.4% Native American , 0.9% Asian , 0.8% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, 0.5% some other race , and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.6% of the population. There were 641 households, out of which 20.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were headed by married couples living together, 4.4% had
SECTION 10
#1732771968556372-883: The California Trail. West of Lovelock, in the middle of the Humboldt Sink , the California Trail again splits into two branches. These branches, the Carson River route and the Truckee River route, are named for the waterways that guide each branch up the Sierra Nevada . I-80 follows the Truckee route, the Carson route is approximated by US 95 , US 50 , US 395 , and SR 88 / California State Route 88 . The route of modern I-80
403-911: The Truckee River Canyon every day, and that section is still 2 lanes in each direction, and accidents on this stretch of Interstate have risen tremendously since the Industrial area has opened. Verdi, Nevada Verdi ( / ˈ v ɜːr d aɪ / VUR -dye ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County , Nevada , United States. It is on the western side of the Reno – Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area , near Interstate 80 and stretches eastward towards its neighborhood-exclave of Lawton, Nevada surrounded by Reno, Nevada west of Mae Anne Avenue. The CDP of Verdi, California lies immediately adjacent across
434-853: The Truckee River corridor near Wadsworth . Past Wadsworth, the freeway cuts across the Lahontan Valley . The Lahontan Valley is a barren desert, sometimes called the Forty Mile Desert , from the era of the California Trail . The name comes from the California Gold Rush where the emigrants who came into the Lahontan Valley via the Humboldt River . The travelers would have then to endure 40 miles (64 km) without usable water while crossing
465-574: The canyon of the Truckee River , paralleling the California Trail and first transcontinental railroad . Upon exiting the canyon, the freeway serves the Truckee Meadows , a name for the urban area consisting of Verdi , Reno , and Sparks . The freeway passes north of downtown Reno in a depressed alignment before intersecting I-580 / US 395 . The interchange with US 395 is the busiest portion, averaging 122,000 vehicles per day in 2006. The freeway passes through downtown Sparks via
496-444: The desert. Per the marker, this portion was the most dreaded portion of the California Trail. Between eastern Fernley and Winnemucca, the speed limit was raised from 75 to 80 mph (121 to 129 km/h) in 2017. For the next 246 miles (396 km), I-80 follows the Humboldt River. Along the way, the freeway passes through the towns of Lovelock, Winnemucca , Battle Mountain , Carlin , Elko , and Wells . At Winnemucca, I-80
527-640: The entire state, I-80 follows the historical routes of the Victory Highway , State Route 1 ( SR 1 ), and US Route 40 ( US 40 ). The freeway corridor follows the paths of the Truckee and Humboldt rivers. These rivers have been used as a transportation corridor since the California Gold Rush of the 1840s. The Nevada portion of I-80 has been designated as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway and Purple Heart Trail. I-80 enters Nevada in
558-477: The northern portion of the US state of Nevada . The freeway serves the Reno metropolitan area and passes through the towns of Fernley , Lovelock , Winnemucca , Battle Mountain , Carlin , Elko , Wells , and West Wendover on its way through the state. I-80 follows the historical routes of the California Trail , first transcontinental railroad and Feather River Route throughout portions of Nevada. Throughout
589-544: The population were below the poverty line , including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 0% of those age 65 or over. The Verdi area is served by the Washoe County School District . Verdi is home to two of the closest Nevada casinos and RV parks to California on I-80: Terrible's Gold Ranch Casino, now known simply as Gold Ranch Casino, at Exit 2 and the Boomtown Reno at Exit 4. Nearby is
620-444: The range is Humboldt Peak (11,020 ft (3,360 m)), after which the main crest begins a gradual descent, forming the northeastern slopes of Secret Pass and the eastern side of North Ruby Valley. The range includes many glacial tarns , including Angel Lake , Smith Lake, Greys Lake, and Winchell Lake to the north, and Lizzie's Basin, Boulder Lakes, and Steele Lake in the central section. Hiking trails run from Secret Pass up
651-566: The state line. Both are in the shadow of California's Verdi Range . In 2010, the population was 1,415. Prior to 2010, the community was listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as part of the Verdi-Mogul CDP. Originally known as O'Neils Crossing, for the man who built a bridge there in 1860. The town of Verdi was named after Giuseppe Verdi by Charles Crocker , founder of the Central Pacific Railroad , when he pulled
SECTION 20
#1732771968556682-484: The valley, regardless of which of the two routes across the valley the travelers followed. I-80 closely approximates the path of the emigrants between the Humboldt and Truckee rivers. A marker stands at a rest area on the eastern edge of the valley, near the junction of I-80 and US 95 , that honors travelers who suffered crossing the valley, thousands of whom abandoned possessions, animals, and even loved ones in
713-405: The west and a steep escarpment to the east. Both sides of the range show extensive evidence of glaciation during recent ice ages , including U-shaped canyons , moraines , and steeply carved granite mountains , cliffs , and cirques . All of these features can be seen from the 12 mi (19 km) paved road from Wells to scenic Angel Lake . The range begins with a dramatic rise from
744-437: The western side of the range all the way around to Angel Lake, from Angel Lake to nearby Smith Lake, and from a trailhead near Angel Lake down the east side of the range to Winchell Lake and Lizzie's Basin. Public access is principally found at Angel Lake, a trailhead at the west end of Secret Pass, and via a primitive road at Weeks Canyon/Lizzie's Basin. Interstate 80 (Nevada) Interstate 80 ( I-80 ) traverses
775-443: Was 52.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males. For the period 2007–2011, the estimated median annual income for a household in the CDP was $ 79,324, and the median income for a family was $ 96,518. Male full-time workers had a median income of $ 51,464 versus $ 77,000 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 87,680. About 3.3% of families and 4.0% of
806-564: Was also previously used for the construction of two transcontinental railroads. The first transcontinental railroad , completed in 1869, closely follows the main line of the California Trail and I-80 west of Wells. The Feather River Route was constructed in 1909 and generally follows the Hastings Cutoff through Eastern Nevada. It also runs parallel to I-80 in Nevada east of Winnemucca. The first paved road across this portion of Nevada
837-521: Was first used by California-bound travelers and was called the California Trail . From the Utah state line west to the Humboldt River, I-80 follows a modified routing of a lesser used branch of the trail called Hastings Cutoff . The cutoff rejoins the main route of the trail in the Humboldt River canyon. Through this portion of Nevada, the main route of the California Trail ran north of modern SR 233 . From Elko west to Lovelock , I-80 faithfully follows
868-510: Was mostly redundant with I-15 . Nevada officials agreed and further suggested that both US 91 and US 40 be truncated. Nevada officials recommended the changes occur in 1975, when the last Nevada piece of I-15 was expected to be completed. The 1976 edition of the official highway map for Nevada was the first not showing the US ;40 designation. Even though the US Route designation
899-480: Was removed, the freeway was not yet completed. The last piece of I-80 in Nevada to be finished was the Lovelock bypass which started construction in 1981. The 1982 Official Nevada Highway Map was the first to note I-80 as a contiguous freeway across the state. All of the business loops for I-80 in Nevada use the historical route of US 40. I-80 is also known in Nevada as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway after
930-525: Was robbed for a second time near Pequop, Nevada in Elko County . Verdi is located at 39°31′6″N 119°59′19″W / 39.51833°N 119.98861°W / 39.51833; -119.98861 (39.5183, -119.9887) on the western border of Nevada, adjacent to the California state line . The CDP has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.0 km ), of which 3.4 square miles (8.7 km )
961-606: Was the Victory Highway , designated in Nevada as SR 1. With the formation of the US Numbered Highway System , this route was numbered US 40 . From the formation of the Interstate Highway System , the highway was gradually upgraded to Interstate Highway standards and signed as I-80. In 1974, officials in Utah initiated meetings with officials in Nevada and California to truncate the route of US 91 . By that time, US 91