Elk Mountain

Colorado

Colorado

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6.0 mi

Distance

1,884 ft

Gain

59 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Part of Trails near 40.3°N 106.1°W
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Elk Mountain

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Elevation & route

Distance
6.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,884 ft
Elevation loss
2,171 ft
Highest point
10,757 ft
Lowest point
9,126 ft

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About this trail

Elk Mountain is a 5.96-mile trail in Colorado's Trails near 40.3°N 106.1°W trail system with 878 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a point-to-point route shape.

Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
10,687 ft
High point
10,757 ft
Total climbing
1,884 ft
Total descent
2,171 ft
Steepest stretch
34% grade around mile 1 from the start
Length
6 mi

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Sulphur Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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