Ruby Hill

Ruby Hill is a ghost town in Eureka County, in the central part of the U.S. state of Nevada, approximately 2.6 mi west of the town of Eureka, Nevada. In 1910, the Ruby Hill Railroad was washed out, after which there were only three businesses in town.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Locan Shaft and Diamond Tunnel.

Locan Shaft

Quarry

Photo: QKC, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Locan Shaft is a quarry.

Diamond Tunnel

Quarry

Photo: QKC, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Diamond Tunnel is a quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eureka.

Eureka

Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Eureka is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Eureka County, Nevada, United States. With a population of 414 as of the 2020 United States census, it is the second-largest community in Eureka County.

Ruby Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 7,231 feet
Category: landform
Location: Eureka, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.50048° or 39° 30′ 2″ north

Longitude

-115.99311° or 115° 59′ 35″ west

Elevation

7,231 feet (2,204 metres)

Open location code

85F6G224+5Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 357551501

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

5511491

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Portuguese—“Ruby Hill” goes by many names.

French: “Ruby Hill”
Portuguese: “Ruby Hill”

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