Mount Fitzgerald (Nevada)

Mount Fitzgerald
Elevation 11,220 ft (3,420 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 615 ft (187 m)[1]
Location
Mount Fitzgerald

Location in Nevada

Location Elko County, Nevada, U.S.
Range Ruby Mountains
Coordinates 40°36′20″N 115°24′38″W / 40.6054829°N 115.4106096°WCoordinates: 40°36′20″N 115°24′38″W / 40.6054829°N 115.4106096°W[2]
Topo map USGS Ruby Dome
Climbing
Easiest route East Side from Snow Lake: Hike & Scramble

Mount Fitzgerald is the fourth highest named mountain in the Ruby Mountains and the fifth highest in Elko County, in Nevada, United States. It is the thirty-ninth highest mountain in the state.[3] It rises from the heads of both Thomas and Right Fork Canyons (branches of Lamoille Canyon), and is also part of the north wall of Box Canyon, making it a true glacial horn. The summit is a high level ridge and is located about 24 miles (39 km) southeast of the community of Elko, within the Ruby Mountains Wilderness of the Ruby Mountains Ranger District in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

Mount Fitzgerald, Nevada, looking southwest.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Mount Fitzgerald, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  2. "Mount Fitzgerald". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
  3. "Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-22.


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