Ruby Dome is the highest

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in both the

Ruby Mountains The Ruby Mountains are a mountain range, primarily located within Elko County with a small extension into White Pine County, in Nevada, United States. Most of the range is included within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The range reaches ...

and

Elko County Elko County is a county in the northeastern corner of Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,702. Its county seat is Elko. The county was established on March 5, 1869, from Lander County. Elko County is the fourth ...

, in

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, United States. It is the twenty-seventh-highest mountain in the state, and also ranks as the thirteenth-most

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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.

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Trail information for Ruby Dome
Backpacking In The Ruby Mountains.com. * Mountains of Elko County, Nevada Ruby Mountains Mountains of Nevada Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest {{ElkoCountyNV-geo-stub