Mount Fitzgerald (Nevada)

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.
Mount Fitzgerald
Highest point
Elevation11,220 ft (3,420 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence615 ft (187 m)[1]
Coordinates40°36′20″N 115°24′38″W[2]
Geography
Mount Fitzgerald
Location in Nevada
LocationElko County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent rangeRuby Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Ruby Dome
Climbing
Easiest routeEast Side from Snow Lake: Hike & Scramble

References

  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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