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{{short description|Mountain in Nevada, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Ruby Dome | photo = 2015-04-26 14 51 54 View east from Grindstone Mountain, Nevada towards Ruby Dome-enhanced 2.jpg | elevation = 11,392+ ft (3472+ m) | elevation_ref = {{NAVD88}}<ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger |pid=3524 |name=Ruby Dome, Nevada |access-date=2011-05-19}}</ref> | prominence_ft = 4793 | prominence_ref = <ref name="pb"/> | isolation_mi = 94.73 | isolation_ref = <ref name="pb"/> | parent_peak = [[South Schell Peak]]<ref name="pb"/> | listing = {{unbulleted list | [[List of highest points in Nevada by county|Nevada County High Points]] 6th<ref>{{cite peakbagger |lid=13205 |title=Nevada County High Points |access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref> | Great Basin Peaks List<ref>{{cite gbpl |accessdate=2016-08-10}}</ref> }} | location = [[Elko County, Nevada|Elko County]], [[Nevada]], U.S. | range = [[Ruby Mountains]] | map = Nevada | map_caption = Location in Nevada | map_size = 200 | coordinates = {{coord|40.621680853|-115.475404544|type:mountain_region:US-NV_scale:100000_source:NGS|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = <ref name="ngs">{{cite ngs |pid=LQ0693 |name=Ruby Dome Cairn |access-date=2020-09-21}}</ref> | topo = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Ruby Dome | easiest_route = From [[Griswold Lake (Nevada)|Griswold Lake]], [[Yosemite Decimal System|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<ref>{{cite summitpost |id=152623 |name=Ruby Dome |access-date=2014-11-12}}</ref> }} [[Image:RubyDomeNV.jpg|thumb|left|Closer view of Ruby Dome from the trail to the summit]] '''Ruby Dome''' is the highest [[mountain]] in both the [[Ruby Mountains]] and [[Elko County, Nevada|Elko County]], in [[Nevada]], United States. It is the twenty-seventh-highest mountain in the state,<ref>{{cite peakbagger |lid=21324 |name=Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks |accessdate=2014-10-22}}</ref> and also ranks as the thirteenth-most [[topographic prominence|topographically prominent]] peak in the state.<ref>{{cite peakbagger |lid=41313 |name=Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence |accessdate=2014-10-23}}</ref> The peak is located about {{convert|21|mi}} southeast of the city of [[Elko, Nevada|Elko]] within the Ruby Mountains Ranger District of the [[Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest]]. The mountain rises from a base elevation of about {{convert|6000|ft}} to a height of {{convert|11387|ft|m|0}}. It is the highest mountain for over 90 miles in all directions.<ref name="pb"/> {{clear left}} {{wide image|2014-07-25 13 29 11 Full 360 degree panorama from the summit of Ruby Dome, Nevada.JPG|1400px|align-cap=center|360-degree panorama from the summit of Ruby Dome|alt=Ruby Dome view||none}}
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