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.
References
- ^ "Ruby Dome, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ "Nevada County High Points". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ "Great Basin Peaks Section List". Toiyabe Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ "Ruby Dome Cairn". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "Ruby Dome". SummitPost.org. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ "Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
External links
Media related to Ruby Dome at Wikimedia Commons- Trail information for Ruby Dome. Backpacking In The Ruby Mountains.com.
- "Ruby Dome". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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