Mount Fitzgerald (Nevada)
Mount Fitzgerald is the fourth-highest named mountain in the Ruby Mountains and the fifth-highest in Elko County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. 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.
| Mount Fitzgerald | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 11,220 ft (3,420 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 615 ft (187 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 40°36′20″N 115°24′38″W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Fitzgerald Location in Nevada | |
| Location | Elko County, Nevada, U.S. |
| Parent range | Ruby Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Ruby Dome |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | East Side from Snow Lake: Hike & Scramble |
References
- "Mount Fitzgerald, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- "Mount Fitzgerald". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- "Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
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