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
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

External links

• Media related to Mount Fitzgerald (Nevada) at Wikimedia Commons

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