Ruby Mountain Colorado Garnets

Where early prospectors mistook red garnets for the gem mineral ruby probably wishful thinking.

Ruby mountain colorado garnets. Like so many other mountains in the mineral rich areas of colorado s ranges ruby is streaked with intense hues most notably red though yellows and oranges and darker colors mark it as well. Ruby mountain colorado is not the only place in the u. Garnet and topaz specimens can be found by sorting the talus rock at the base of the cliffs. The range reaches a maximum elevation of 11 387 feet 3 471 m on the summit of ruby dome.

Large number of pages viewed. Although the upper portion of ruby mountain is rhyolitic the base is a repository for masses of glassy perlite. To the north is secret pass and the east humboldt range and from there the. The ruby mountains in nevada arguably the most spectacular range in the state came across their name in a similar fashion.

A view from near the top looking northwest. Ruby mountain adventure no rubies topaz or garnets but a fantastic time hiking with my son and collecting apache tears in perlite during an august 2015 trip to colorado.