Mount Gilbert, Mountain summit in Ruby Mountains, Nevada, US

Mount Gilbert is the sixth-highest named mountain of the Ruby Mountains and the eighth-highest in Elko County, Nevada, reaching 3,352 metres. Its summit is a high glacial horn rising from the head of Seitz Canyon, part of the west wall of Right Fork Canyon, about 22 miles southeast of Elko.

Mount Gilbert lies in the Ruby Mountains Ranger District of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, about 22 miles southeast of Elko. The Ruby Mountains Wilderness designation now limits mechanized access and keeps the Seitz Canyon and Right Fork Canyon approaches undeveloped. The peak's glacial horn shape records the work of Pleistocene ice in these canyons.

Mount Gilbert ranks sixth among the named mountains of the Ruby Mountains and eighth in Elko County. It is the forty-third-highest peak in Nevada, a listing that draws peak-baggers who track the state's highest summits.

Visitors can reach this peak via Lamoille Canyon Road with parking available near Lion's Club Campground before hiking upward. Seasonal conditions greatly affect the climb, as winter requires snow gear while summer offers more straightforward scrambling routes.

Mount Gilbert's summit is a glacial horn, a peak shaped by ice on several sides, rising from the head of Seitz Canyon. It forms part of the west wall of Right Fork Canyon, a branch of Lamoille Canyon, about 22 miles southeast of Elko. From State Route 227 in Lamoille Valley the peak stands over 5,300 feet above the valley floor.