The Ely Area offers many opportunities for mountain biking with routes to suit various skill levels and interests. Ely, Nevada has year round mountain town charm, with a great selection of motels and restaurants, and the best outdoor recreation in the state.

Ely is the largest city and county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station in the 1870s along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. In 1906 copper was discovered.

The Nevada Northern Railway arrived in 1906 and still has an operating well preserved short-line railway. People from across the USA come to ride on the trains pulled by historic steam and diesel engines.The Nevada Northern Railway Museum, East Ely Depot, and General Store is located at 1100 Avenue A.

Ely is a remote mountain town of 4,000 on the eastern edge of “Nevada’s Loneliest Highway,” The nearby Great Basin National Park offers visitors lots to explore. You can descend into the depths of the Lehman Cave system to explore a series of limestone and marble caverns. The park is also home to the snow-capped Wheeler Peak which, at 13,000 feet, is the second-tallest mountain in Nevada.

Ely, Nevada gets 11 inches of rain, on average, per year. Ely averages 48 inches of snow per year. On average, there are 238 sunny days per year in Ely. It is a great town and has a wonderful area to explore year-round for hiking, mountain biking, seeing the aspen groves and wildflowers and enjoying the wildlife that abounds.