Ruby Dome is the highest
mountain
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in both the
Ruby Mountains
The Ruby Mountains (Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: 'Duka Doya', meaning “Snowcapped”) are a mountain range, primarily located within Elko County, Nevada, Elko County with a small extension into White Pine County, Nevada, White Pine County, in ...
and
Elko County, in
Nevada
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, United States. It is the twenty-seventh-highest mountain in the state, and also ranks as the thirteenth-most
topographically prominent
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peak in the state.
The peak is located about 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 to a height of . It is the highest mountain for over 90 miles in all directions.
References
External links
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Trail information for Ruby Dome Backpacking In The Ruby Mountains.com.
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Mountains of Elko County, Nevada
Ruby Mountains
Mountains of Nevada
Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest
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