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Ruby Dome

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Topo map
  
USGS Ruby Dome

Prominence
  
1,461 m

Parent range
  
Ruby Mountains

Elevation
  
3,471 m

Mountain range
  
Ruby Mountains

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Listing
  
Nevada County High Points 6th Great Basin Peaks List

Location
  
Elko County, Nevada, U.S.

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

Similar
  
North Schell Peak, Arc Dome, Hole in the Mountain Peak, Troy Peak, Currant Mountain

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.

Map of Ruby Dome, Nevada 89815, USA

References

Ruby Dome Wikipedia