Elk Mountain
Elk Mountain rises to 2,660 m in Colorado. Lost Ranger Peak stands 3,641 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Sleeping Giant, a peak 0.6 miles away. Flat Tops Trail passes 25 miles off.
The story
Elk Mountain is a summit in Routt County, Colorado. The mountain lies to the northwest of Steamboat Springs and is easily seen from the city, especially from along Lincoln Avenue (U.S. Route 40), Steamboat's main street. The mountain is also easily seen from Mount Werner, the home of the Steamboat Ski Resort. The Elk River flows near the mountain just before its confluence with the Yampa River in the Yampa Valley.
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Wikidata Q28056287, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,660 m
How to reach it
- 25.0 mi off the Flat Tops Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Dunckley Pass Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Sleeping Giant: 0.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 2.7 mi
- Deer Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Slippery Sides Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Moon Hill: 5.8 mi
- Christina State Wildlife Area: 3.8 mi
- River Queen Park: 8.6 mi
- Little Toots Park: 8.7 mi
- Owned by the Steamboat Park Association: 8.8 mi
- Eagle Scout Park: 9.1 mi
- Strawberry Hotsprings: 6.3 mi
- Yampa River Botanic Park: 10.0 mi
- Rotary Park Boardwalk: 10.8 mi
- Fish Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
- Steamboat Gondola: 12.2 mi
- Tread of Pioneers Museum: 9.0 mi
- Steamboat Art Museum: 9.0 mi
- Hayden Heritage Center: 16.2 mi
- Bear Park Permaculture Center: 8.6 mi
- Modern Victory Garden: 10.7 mi
- Steamboat Spirit: 9.0 mi
- River Run: 9.2 mi
- Fish Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
- Fish Creek Upper Falls: 13.1 mi
- Strawberry Park Hot Springs: 6.2 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 8.6 mi
- Stehley Park: 9.3 mi
- Finger Rock: 15.7 mi
- Wheeler Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Stagecoach Swim Beach: 20.6 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Hayden: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Elk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Ranger Peak | ENE 62° | 3,641 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Ethel | ENE 70° | 3,625 m | 16.0 mi |
| The Dome | ENE 59° | 3,581 m | 15.9 mi |
| McFaddin Peak | NNW 341° | 3,316 m | 14.2 mi |
| Horse Thief Peak | ENE 75° | 3,314 m | 12.6 mi |
| Farwell Mountain | NNE 19° | 3,309 m | 18.7 mi |
| Soda Mountain | E 95° | 3,295 m | 13.2 mi |
| Hahns Peak | N 6° | 3,284 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:01 | 16:45 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 31 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Steamboat Springs, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 172519 — Elk Mountain, Routt County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358907997
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