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]
References
- ^ a b c d e "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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