Ruby Dome

Ruby Dome
Highest point
Elevation 11,392+ ft (3472+ m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 4,793 ft (1,461 m) [1]
Listing Nevada County High Points 6th
Coordinates 40°37′19″N 115°28′30″W / 40.6218722°N 115.4750569°W / 40.6218722; -115.4750569Coordinates: 40°37′19″N 115°28′30″W / 40.6218722°N 115.4750569°W / 40.6218722; -115.4750569 [2]
Geography
Ruby Dome

Location Elko County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent range Ruby Mountains
Topo map USGS Ruby Dome
Climbing
Easiest route From Griswold Lake, Class 2 scramble east to the saddle between Griswold Lake and Seitz Canyon, then up to the saddle on either side of the summit and along the ridgeline[3]
Closer view of Ruby Dome from the trail to the summit

Ruby Dome is the highest mountain in both the Ruby Mountains and Elko County, in Nevada, United States. It is the twenty-seventh highest mountain in the state,[4] and also ranks as the thirteenth-most topographically prominent peak in the state.[5] The peak is located about 21 miles (34 km) southeast of the city of Elko within the Ruby Mountains Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The mountain rises from a base elevation of about 6,000 feet (1,800 m) to a height of 11,387 feet (3,471 m). It is the highest mountain for over 90 miles in all directions.[1]

Summit panorama

Ruby Dome view
360-degree panorama from the summit of Ruby Dome

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ruby Dome, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  2. ↑ "Ruby Dome". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
  3. ↑ "Ruby Dome". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
  4. ↑ "Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
  5. ↑ "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-23.

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