Mount Fitzgerald (Nevada)
For other uses, see Mount Fitzgerald (disambiguation).
| Mount Fitzgerald | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 11,220 ft (3,420 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 615 ft (187 m) [1] |
| Coordinates | 40°36′20″N 115°24′38″W / 40.6054829°N 115.4106096°WCoordinates: 40°36′20″N 115°24′38″W / 40.6054829°N 115.4106096°W [2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Fitzgerald Location in Nevada | |
| Location | Elko County, Nevada, U.S. |
| Parent range | Ruby Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Ruby Dome |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | East Side from Snow Lake: Hike & Scramble |
Mount Fitzgerald is the fourth highest named mountain in the Ruby Mountains and the fifth highest in Elko County, in Nevada, United States. It is the thirty-ninth highest mountain in the state.[3] It rises from the heads of both Thomas and Right Fork Canyons (branches of Lamoille Canyon), and is also part of the north wall of Box Canyon, making it a true glacial horn. The summit is a high level ridge and is located about 24 miles (39 km) southeast of the community of Elko, within the Ruby Mountains Wilderness of the Ruby Mountains Ranger District in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
Mount Fitzgerald, Nevada, looking southwest.
References
- 1 2 "Mount Fitzgerald, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ↑ "Mount Fitzgerald". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ↑ "Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
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