Elk Mountain
Elk Mountain rises to 3,390 m in Wyoming. Medicine Bow Peak stands 3,639 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Jack Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. Snowy Range Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
Elk Mountain is a peak at the northern end of the Medicine Bow Mountains. It is 7 miles (11 km) southwest of the town of Elk Mountain, Wyoming and roughly 38 miles (61 km) from Rawlins, Wyoming. The mountain is the area's most visible feature. It is located south of Interstate 80 in Carbon County. Elk Mountain is the 8th most prominent summit in the state of Wyoming.
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Wikidata Q5364056, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3390 m
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Libby Flats Observation Point · 23 mi
64 named places within 25 miles
- Jack Hill: 2.5 mi
- Paulson Hill: 4.9 mi
- Coad Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Sheephead Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Indian Hill: 5.7 mi
- Elk Mountain Centennial Park: 6.8 mi
- Mine Disaster Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Chimney Park: 17.9 mi
- Veterans Island Park: 19.0 mi
- Hanna Mine Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Fire Lookout: 22.1 mi
- Billie Class Stamp Mill: 22.3 mi
- United Airlines Flight 409 Memorial Plaque: 23.2 mi
- Elk Mountain Museum: 6.9 mi
- Saratoga Museum: 19.5 mi
- Medicine Bow Museum: 24.7 mi
- Wagonhound Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Fort Steele Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 13.4 mi
- Wick Brothers / Beaumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area: 14.7 mi
- Libby Lake Picnic Site: 22.7 mi
- Mirror Lake Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Sederlin Slide: 9.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Bow Peak | SSE 150° | 3,639 m | 21.7 mi |
| Gap Point | SSE 147° | 3,585 m | 21.2 mi |
| Browns Peak | SE 145° | 3,567 m | 21.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSE 149° | 3,472 m | 22.3 mi |
| Rock Creek Knoll | SE 137° | 3,391 m | 21.7 mi |
| Silver Benchmark | SSE 157° | 3,318 m | 23.5 mi |
| Kennaday Peak | S 178° | 3,290 m | 12.5 mi |
| Woolf Benchmark | SE 125° | 3,245 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 59 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK MTN, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356500967
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