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Idaho
ELK MOUNTAIN
3.6 mi
Distance
626 ft
Gain
1h 17m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Sawtooth National Forest
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Why you'll love it
Through-trail
Out & back
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ELK MOUNTAIN
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 626 ft
- Elevation loss
- 626 ft
- Highest point
- 7,120 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,725 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Elk Mountain is a 7.12-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 626 feet of elevation gain. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 7,120 feet.
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