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[[Category:Northwest Oregon]]
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[[Category:Coast Range]]
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[[Category:Tillamook State Forest]]
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[[Image:elksummit.JPG|thumb|400px|Summit of Elk Mountain ''(Jerry Adams)'']]
 
[[Image:elksummit.JPG|thumb|400px|Summit of Elk Mountain ''(Jerry Adams)'']]
  
 
* Hikes to this destination
 
* Hikes to this destination
** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Elk Creek Trailhead|hike=Elk Mountain Hike|log=Elk Mountain Hike/Log|previous=Elk Creek Trailhead|next=Elk Mountain}}
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** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Elk Creek Trailhead|hike=Elk Mountain Hike|log=Elk Mountain Hike/Log|previous=Wilson River-Elk Mountain Trail Junction|next=Elk Mountain}}
 
* Hikes including this destination
 
* Hikes including this destination
** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Elk Creek Trailhead|hike=Elk Mountain-King's Mountain Loop Hike|log=Elk Mountain-King's Mountain Loop Hike/Log|previous=Elk Creek Trailhead|next=Elk Mountain-King's Mountain Trail Junction}}
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** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Elk Creek Trailhead|hike=Elk Mountain Loop Hike|log=Elk Mountain Loop Hike/Log|previous=Elk Creek Trailhead|next=Elk Mountain-Kings Mountain Trail Junction}}
{{maplinkinfo|latitude=45.61628|longitude=-123.4849}}
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** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Elk Creek Trailhead|hike=Elk Mountain-Kings Mountain Loop Hike|log=Elk Mountain-Kings Mountain Loop Hike/Log|previous=Wilson River-Elk Mountain Trail Junctiond|next=Elk Mountain-Kings Mountain Trail Junction}}
{{Elevation|2788 feet}}
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* Elevation: 2788 feet
  
 
=== Description ===
 
=== Description ===
One of two peaks in the Elk Mountain/King's Mountain area in the Coast range.
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It's very steep hike to the summit, but there are good views and wildflowers. You can see west to [[Kings Mountain]] and down the Wilson River valley. On a very clear day, you can find a spot that looks east to [[Mount Hood]]. There's a summit register here.
 
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=== Guidebooks that cover this destination ===
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* ''60 Hikes within 60 Miles of Portland'', by Paul Gerald
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=== More Links ===
 
=== More Links ===
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* [https://www.summitpost.org/elk-mountain/150869  Elk Mountain (Summit Post)]
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=== Contributors ===
 
=== Contributors ===
 
* [[User:retiredjerry]] (creator)
 
* [[User:retiredjerry]] (creator)

Latest revision as of 00:57, 7 November 2020

Summit of Elk Mountain (Jerry Adams)

Description

It's very steep hike to the summit, but there are good views and wildflowers. You can see west to Kings Mountain and down the Wilson River valley. On a very clear day, you can find a spot that looks east to Mount Hood. There's a summit register here.

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