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Ruby Mountains

Mountain range in Nevada, United States

Elevation: 11,387 ft
Range: Basin and Range Province
Country: United States
Located in: Nevada

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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 a maximum elevation of 11,387 feet (3,471 m) on the summit of Ruby Dome. To the north is Secret Pass and the East Humboldt Range, and from there the Rubies run south-southwest for about 80 miles (130 km). To the east lies Ruby Valley, and to the west lie Huntington and Lamoille Valleys. The Ruby Mountains are the only range of an introduced bird, the Himalayan snowcock, in North America. The mountain range was named after the garnets found by early explorers. The central core of the range shows extensive evidence of glaciation during recent ice ages, including U-shaped canyons, moraines, hanging valleys, and steeply carved granite mountains, cliffs, and cirques.

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Continent: Americas
Highest point: Ruby Dome
Width: 11 mi
Located in protected area: Ruby Mountains Wilderness
Length: 130 km

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40.6219, -115.4750OpenStreetMap ↗

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