[2][3] The highest point, Ruby Peak with an elevation of 9,391 feet (2,862 m),[4] lies in the northeast portion of the range.

[1] Gordon Peak with an elevation of 8,478 ft (2,584 m) lies in the southwest part of the range to the southeast of Dillon.

[7] Despite this, forest cover is extensive, with Douglas-fir, lodgepole pine, and spruce common, while the highest slopes are home to vast stands of pure limber pine intermixed with small parks, a habitat type found more commonly far to the south.

[7] Other features of the Rubies include free-standing rock walls, caves, cliffs, and talus.

[7] Wildlife includes a few elk, a large mule deer herd and excellent blue grouse habitat.