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29: 308: 168: 161: 1191: 528: 263: 314: 1169: 307: 301:. 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. 117: 597: 1154: 1159: 939: 1074: 71: 1049: 764: 1236: 428: 28: 1270: 974: 1275: 869: 1139: 96: 1255: 794: 559: 999: 929: 588: 48: 432: 1229: 550: 566: 160: 66: 298: 555: 224: 1222: 719: 289:, United States. It is the twenty-seventh-highest mountain in the state, and also ranks as the thirteenth-most 545: 424: 1265: 1129: 110: 1134: 854: 739: 538: 532: 934: 874: 581: 879: 1260: 859: 249: 944: 290: 245: 56: 1124: 769: 749: 699: 416: 293:
peak in the state. The peak is located about 21 miles (34 km) southeast of the city of
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The 113 most isolated major summits of the United States of America
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Closer view of Ruby Dome from the trail to the summit
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Elevation
 NAVD 88
Prominence
Parent peak
South Schell Peak
Isolation
Listing
Nevada County High Points
Coordinates
40°37′18″N 115°28′31″W / 40.621680853°N 115.475404544°W / 40.621680853; -115.475404544
Ruby Dome is located in Nevada
Elko County
Nevada
Parent range
Ruby Mountains
Topo map
USGS
Easiest route
Griswold Lake
Class 2 scramble
Seitz Canyon

mountain
Ruby Mountains
Elko County
Nevada
topographically prominent
Elko
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

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