Elk Mountain

Elk Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Elk Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Elk Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.32796, -123.55088. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elk Mountain

• Deep River Pioneer Lutheran Church · church · Wahkiakum · ~13 km · Must-see
• Grays Point · beach · Pacific · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Church · church · Wahkiakum · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~24 km · Must-see
• Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer · sanctuary · Wahkiakum · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dismal Nitch - Lewis and Clark National Historical Park · sanctuary · Pacific · ~32 km · Must-see
• Astoria Column · fort · Pacific · ~33 km · Must-see
• Astoria Column · viewpoint · Clatsop · ~33 km · Must-see
• Kast-am · attraction · Clatsop · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fort Columbia State Park · fort · Pacific · ~37 km · Must-see
• Youngs Bay · beach · Clatsop · ~37 km · Must-see
• Chinook Point · beach · Pacific · ~37 km · Must-see
• Boistfort Peak · viewpoint · Lewis · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort Clatsop · fort · Pacific · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark National Historical Park · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~43 km · Must-see
• Baker Bay · beach · Pacific · ~43 km · Must-see
• Long Island · river spot · Pacific · ~44 km · Must-see
• Great Vow Zen Monastery · Buddhist site · Columbia · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Elk Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Elk Mountain

• Astoria Column · viewpoint · Clatsop · ~33 km · Must-see
• Boistfort Peak · viewpoint · Lewis · ~39 km · Must-see
• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Wahkiakum · ~52 km · Must-see
• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Clatsop · ~52 km · Must-see
• Clark's Mountain · viewpoint · Pacific · ~65 km · Must-see
• Zenkner Valley · viewpoint · Lewis · ~82 km · Must-see
• Hanaford Valley · viewpoint · Lewis · ~84 km · Must-see
• Neahkahnie Mountain · viewpoint · Pacific · ~90 km · Must-see
• Neahkahnie Mountain · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~90 km · Must-see
• Rogers Peak · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~92 km · Must-see

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