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: 47.59737, -116.60790. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elk Mountain

• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~8 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene Parkway State Park · park · Kootenai · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fort Sherman · fort · Kootenai · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cataldo Mission · church · Kootenai · ~24 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~25 km · Must-see
• The Falls At Hayden Lake · waterfall · Kootenai · ~27 km · Must-see
• Heyburn State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~41 km · Must-see
• Silverwood Theme Park · park · Kootenai · ~44 km · Must-see
• Liberty Lake · lake · Spokane · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~46 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~48 km · Must-see
• Newman Lake Flood Control Dam · lake · Spokane · ~50 km · Must-see
• Farragut State Park · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~51 km · Must-see
• Shelley Lake · lake · Spokane · ~55 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake City Park · lake · Kootenai · ~57 km · Must-see
• Spokane Washington Temple · church · Spokane · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Elk Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Elk Mountain

• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~46 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~48 km · Must-see
• Krell Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~65 km · Must-see
• Silver Valley · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~67 km · Must-see
• Jew Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~85 km · Must-see
• Fatman Mountain · viewpoint · Bonner · ~91 km · Must-see

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