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Ruby Dome

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, and also ranks as the thirteenth-most topographically prominent peak in the state. 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.

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Ruby Dome
Highest point
Elevation11,392+ ft (3472+ m) NAVD 881
Prominence4,793 ft (1,461 m)1
Parent peakSouth Schell Peak1
Isolation94.73 mi (152.45 km)1
Listing
Coordinates40°37′18″N 115°28′31″W / 40.621680853°N 115.475404544°W / 40.621680853; -115.4754045444
Geography
Ruby Dome
Location in Nevada
LocationElko County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent rangeRuby Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Ruby Dome
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom 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 ridgeline5
Closer view of Ruby Dome from the trail to the summit source ↗

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,6 and also ranks as the thirteenth-most topographically prominent peak in the state.7 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

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

References

  1. "Ruby Dome, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  2. "Nevada County High Points". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  3. "Great Basin Peaks Section List". Toiyabe Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  4. "Ruby Dome Cairn". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  5. "Ruby Dome". SummitPost.org. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  6. "Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  7. "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
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