Elk Mountain
Elk Mountain rises to 2,590 m in Wyoming. Gros Peak stands 3,408 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is West Table Boating Site, a park 2.6 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States of America; geonames ID = 5824524.
Wikidata Q49027826, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,590 m
How to reach it
- 11.7 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 16.1 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 16.1 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Creek Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bradley Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Pow Wow Point: 6.8 mi
- Red Peak: 7.1 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Deadhorse Peak: 8.0 mi
- West Table Boating Site: 2.6 mi
- East Table Boating Site: 3.1 mi
- Elbow Boating Site: 3.7 mi
- Sheep Gulch Boating Site: 6.8 mi
- Fox Run Park: 15.6 mi
- Historical Baker Cabin: 13.4 mi
- DAUGHTERS OF THE UTAH PIONEERS MUSEUM: 19.3 mi
- Mower Family History Association: 20.1 mi
- Jackson Hole Historical Society Museum: 22.0 mi
- National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States: 24.6 mi
- Millers Springs: 23.2 mi
- Granite Hot Spring: 23.7 mi
- Springs Hot Sulphur: 24.9 mi
- Murphy Lake Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Henderson Overlook Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Palisades Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Granite Falls: 23.6 mi
- May Park Community Gardens: 21.6 mi
- Wilson School Garden: 23.0 mi
- Jackson Hole Veteran Monument: 21.8 mi
- Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 23.0 mi
- Hoback Shield: 16.7 mi
- Antler Arch: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Elk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gros Peak | NE 38° | 3,408 m | 20.8 mi |
| Hoback Peak | ESE 114° | 3,311 m | 14.1 mi |
| Pinnacle Peak | NE 44° | 3,260 m | 21.3 mi |
| Clause Peak | E 93° | 3,232 m | 12.3 mi |
| Crazy Mountain | ESE 116° | 3,214 m | 15.8 mi |
| Man Peak | S 179° | 3,147 m | 13.8 mi |
| Ramshorn Peak | ENE 72° | 3,143 m | 13.5 mi |
| Cache Peak | NNE 31° | 3,141 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:24 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:05 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 18 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford 3 SE, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1599590 — Elk Mountain, Lincoln County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506093
Day trips start here
- Jackson · 21 mi
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