Mount Fitzgerald
Mount Fitzgerald rises to 3,418 m in Nevada. Ruby Dome stands 3,428 m to the west-northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Snow Lake Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 1.8 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
The story
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. 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.
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Wikidata Q6920770, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3418 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
82 named places within 25 miles
- Snow Lake Peak: 0.7 mi
- Mount Gilbert: 2.3 mi
- Mount Silliman: 2.6 mi
- Lake Peak: 3.0 mi
- Ruby Dome: 3.6 mi
- Watermelon Spring: 4.8 mi
- Basin Spring: 6.9 mi
- Brennen Spring: 6.9 mi
- Lee Spring: 7.1 mi
- Owl Spring: 7.5 mi
- Spring Creek Marina: 12.9 mi
- Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 14.6 mi
- Franklin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 17.6 mi
- Southside Park: 23.8 mi
- Railroad Park: 24.2 mi
- Ruby City: 13.2 mi
- South Fork: 16.7 mi
- Cottonwood: 24.1 mi
- Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 24.2 mi
- Western Folklife Center: 24.2 mi
- Northeastern Nevada Museum: 24.3 mi
- Chilton Centennial Tower: 24.2 mi
- Caterpillar grader: 24.3 mi
- 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 24.4 mi
- The Elko E: 21.2 mi
- The Elko E: 21.2 mi
- Power House Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- South Fork State Recreation Area: 18.8 mi
- Fisherman's Point: 19.6 mi
- Basque Sheepherder: 24.3 mi
- Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Fitzgerald. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Dome | WNW 289° | 3,428 m | 3.6 mi |
| Snow Lake Peak | E 88° | 3,394 m | 0.7 mi |
| Verdi Peak | NE 45° | 3,375 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Gilbert | NW 305° | 3,352 m | 2.3 mi |
| Mount Silliman | WNW 291° | 3,336 m | 2.6 mi |
| Lake Peak | SSE 165° | 3,329 m | 3.0 mi |
| King Peak | SSW 200° | 3,326 m | 9.4 mi |
| Lee Peak | WNW 289° | 3,325 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:35 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:35 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamoille Yost, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 862410 — Mount Fitzgerald, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357559636
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