▁See ▁also ▁Ma id u , ▁a ▁California ▁Native ▁American ▁group ▁Ma ida ▁V ale ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Ruby ▁Mountain ▁is ▁a ▁prominent ▁ ▁mountain ▁sum mit ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁C asc ades ▁Range ▁of ▁Washington ▁state . ▁It ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁Ross ▁Lake ▁National ▁Rec re ation ▁Area ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁C asc ades ▁National ▁Park ▁Complex . ▁The ▁Di ablo ▁Lake ▁Over look ▁along ▁the ▁North ▁C asc ades ▁Highway ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁mountain . ▁The ▁nearest ▁higher ▁peak ▁is ▁Col onial ▁Pe ak , ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast . ▁P reci p itation ▁run off ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁dra ins ▁into ▁Ross ▁Lake ▁via ▁Ruby ▁Creek , ▁whereas ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁dra ins ▁into ▁Di ablo ▁Lake ▁via ▁Th under ▁Creek . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁Ruby ▁Mountain ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁marine ▁west ▁coast ▁climate ▁zone ▁of ▁western ▁North ▁America . ▁Most ▁weather ▁front s ▁origin ate ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean , ▁and ▁travel ▁n ortheast ▁toward ▁the ▁Cas cade ▁Mountains . ▁As ▁front s ▁approach ▁the ▁North ▁C asc ades , ▁they ▁are ▁forced ▁up ward ▁by ▁the ▁pe aks ▁of ▁the ▁Cas cade ▁Range , ▁causing ▁them ▁to ▁drop ▁their ▁mo ist ure ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁rain ▁or ▁snow fall ▁onto ▁the ▁C asc ades ▁( O ro graph ic ▁lift ). ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁C asc ades ▁experiences ▁high ▁precip itation ,