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Idaho
ELK MOUNTAIN RIDGE
9.7 mi
Distance
4,904 ft
Gain
3h 12m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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ELK MOUNTAIN RIDGE
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 9.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,904 ft
- Elevation loss
- 4,904 ft
- Highest point
- 5,806 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,961 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Elk Mountain Ridge is a 19.32-mile out-and-back trail in Idaho with 4,904 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 5,806 feet and follows a ridge line.
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