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Ruby Mountain

Ruby Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Ruby Mountain rises to 1,910 m in Idaho. Northwest Peak stands 2,347 m to the east-northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckhorn Mountain, a peak 3.7 miles away. White Horse Trail Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1910 m
Getting there

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Coordinates48.92023, -116.10936

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 5
  • Northwest Peak Scenic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 18.0 mi
  • Georgia Mae Plaza: 18.0 mi
  • Boundary County Fairgrounds: 18.3 mi
  • Myrtle Creek Game Preserve: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Myrtle Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Yaak Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Snow Creek Falls: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 1
  • Leslie Springs: 13.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • Boundary County Museum: 17.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Ruby Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Northwest PeakENE 65°2,347 m7.1 mi
Fisher PeakW 259°2,312 m19.8 mi
Davis MountainE 79°2,309 m6.5 mi
Rock Candy MountainESE 102°2,198 m7.4 mi
Bussard MountainWSW 250°2,124 m5.9 mi
Canuck PeakENE 77°2,114 m4.1 mi
Marmot MountainENE 66°2,112 m9.2 mi
Farnham PeakWSW 255°2,105 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1618:57
June solstice04:4120:0320:53
September equinox06:3218:0318:44
December solstice08:3615:5516:50

Local time (America/Creston).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293239475662696859463629
Precip in2.61.82.01.31.81.90.60.51.01.72.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonners Ferry, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397122 — Ruby Mountain, Boundary County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358662502

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