Snow Lake Peak | |
Elevation Ft: | 11,142 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Location: | Elko County, Nevada, U.S. |
Range: | Ruby Mountains |
Map: | Nevada |
Map Size: | 160 |
Coordinates: | 40.6055°N -115.3967°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
Topo: | USGS Ruby Dome |
Easiest Route: | Climb with exposure, |
Snow Lake Peak is the fifth-highest named mountain of the Ruby Mountains and the seventh highest in Elko County, in Nevada, United States. It is the forty-second-highest mountain in the state.[3] It rises from the head of Box Canyon (above Snow Lake), is part of the headwall of Thomas Canyon (with Mount Fitzgerald), and is a prominent part of the west wall of Lamoille Canyon above Lamoille and Dollar Lakes. The peak is located within the Ruby Mountains Wilderness of the Ruby Mountains Ranger District in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
The summit is a high glacial horn located about 25miles southeast of the community of Elko. It is the only major peak of the Ruby Mountains that cannot be reached via a scramble.