Ruby Ridge
Ruby Ridge is located in Idaho
Ruby Ridge
Ruby Ridge
Location of Ruby Ridge
Ruby Ridge is located in the United States
Ruby Ridge
Ruby Ridge
Ruby Ridge (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation4,616 ft (1,407 m)[1]
Coordinates48°37′29″N 116°29′02″W / 48.6246555°N 116.4838130°W / 48.6246555; -116.4838130[1]
Geography
LocationKaniksu National Forest
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyBoundary
Topo mapUSGS: Naples, Dodge Peak, Moravia, and Roman Nose
Geology
Mountain typeHomoclinal ridge

Ruby Ridge is a 4,616-foot (1,407 m) mountain ridge in the Kaniksu National Forest (administered as part of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests) in southern Boundary County, Idaho, United States.[1]

The landform gained notoriety when an armed standoff named after the ridge occurred nearby in late August 1992, in which two civilians and one officer of the United States Marshals Service were killed.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ruby Ridge
  2. Wiley, John K. (August 22, 1992). "U.S. deputy marshal gunned down". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Lewiston, Idaho. Associated Press. p. 1A. Retrieved 24 May 2020 via Google News.

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