Elk Mountain
Elk Mountain rises to 1,270 m in Idaho. Latour Peak stands 1,926 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Killarney Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027763, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,270 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway
- 6.1 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 17.9 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bernard Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Killarney Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Red Horse Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Mount Coeur d'Alene: 4.0 mi
- Cottonwood Peak: 4.5 mi
- Kern Butte: 5.1 mi
- Mullan Road Historic Site: 4.5 mi
- Veterans Centennial Park: 8.6 mi
- Rainy Hill Boat Launch: 8.6 mi
- East Tubbs Hill Park: 9.0 mi
- Person Field: 9.2 mi
- Higgens Point: 4.0 mi
- Cougar Bay Dozer: 11.1 mi
- Skate Plaza Roller Rink: 12.3 mi
- Triple Play Family Fun Park: 13.8 mi
- Abandoned Car: 20.6 mi
- Fernan Lake Natural Area: 8.1 mi
- Canfield Mountain Natural Area: 10.7 mi
- MacKenzie Natural Area: 21.5 mi
- Gateway Conservation Area: 22.1 mi
- Saltese Uplands Conservation Area: 24.1 mi
- Ross Point: 15.4 mi
- Twin Crags: 16.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 23.0 mi
- Lotus Point: 23.4 mi
- Stoney Point: 24.3 mi
- Silver Beach: 7.5 mi
- Sanders Beach: 8.6 mi
- City Beach: 10.0 mi
- North Idaho Beach: 10.5 mi
- Preston Beach: 12.4 mi
- CTK Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Shared Harvest Community Garden: 9.5 mi
- Gathering Garden: 10.4 mi
- Post Falls Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- Goodness Grows Children's Garden: 20.0 mi
- Museum of North Idaho: 9.9 mi
- Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 15.5 mi
- Post Falls Museum: 17.7 mi
- Westwood Historical Society: 19.9 mi
- Staff House Museum: 22.5 mi
- K27 Monument: 14.1 mi
- Bunker Hill Zinc Plant: 20.9 mi
- Henley Airstrip (historical): 21.9 mi
- Horse Slaughter Monument: 22.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 22.8 mi
- John Mullan: 4.5 mi
- Harvey: 9.6 mi
- John Mullan Statue: 17.7 mi
- Coeur d'Alene Tribe Warriors and Veterans Memorial: 22.1 mi
- Hndarep - Canoe Landing: 15.1 mi
- Plummmer Point: 18.2 mi
- Plummer Creek Marsh Picnic area: 18.6 mi
- Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes: 22.1 mi
- Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 14.2 mi
- Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 14.3 mi
- Post Falls: 17.8 mi
- Liberty Creek Falls: 20.4 mi
- Falls Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Elk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latour Peak | SE 134° | 1,926 m | 16.1 mi |
| Latour Baldy | SE 126° | 1,896 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Wiessner | SE 132° | 1,882 m | 16.3 mi |
| Frost Peak | ESE 123° | 1,772 m | 14.8 mi |
| Rochat Peak | SE 146° | 1,710 m | 16.5 mi |
| Boise Peak | SE 137° | 1,655 m | 13.8 mi |
| Round Top | SSE 162° | 1,646 m | 14.9 mi |
| Skitwish Peak | NE 38° | 1,629 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:19 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 20:00 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:05 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:05 | 15:58 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coeur D'alene, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358655583
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