Elk Mountain is a high mountain in
Lake County, California
Lake County is a County (United States), county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 68,163. The county seat is Lakeport, California, Lakepor ...
, United States.
Physical
Elk Mountain is in the Northern
California Coast Ranges
The Coast Ranges of California span from Del Norte County, California, Del Norte or Humboldt County, California, south to Santa Barbara County, California, Santa Barbara County. The other three coastal California mountain ranges are the Trans ...
.
It has an elevation of , with a clean prominence of and an isolation of from
Horse Mountain.
It is in
Mendocino National Forest
The Mendocino National Forest is located in the California Coast Ranges#Northern Coast Ranges, Coastal Mountain Range in northwestern California and comprises . It is the only national forest in the state of California without a major paved road ...
in Lake County, California.
It drains into the
Sacramento River
The Sacramento River () is the principal river of Northern California in the United States and is the largest river in California. Rising in the Klamath Mountains, the river flows south for before reaching the Sacramento–San Joaquin River D ...
.
The mountain is to the north of the point where the east and west forks of
Middle Creek converge.
Elk Mountain Road
Elk Mountain is about north of
Upper Lake, California
Upper Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, California, United States. Upper Lake is located north of Lakeport, at an elevation of . The population was 1,095 at the 2020 census, up from 1,052 at the 2010 census. The Habema ...
.
Elk Mountain Road runs from Upper Lake north to
Lake Pillsbury
Lake Pillsbury is a lake in the Mendocino National Forest of Lake County, California, created from the Eel River and Hull Mountain watershed by Scott Dam. Elevation is with of shoreline and covering . Activities in the Lake Pillsbury Recreati ...
on
Eel River.
It passes about to the east of Elk Mountain.
The Elk Mountain Road (National Forest Route M1) is a dirt road that is the main access route into the Mendocino National Forest.
Recreation
Elk Mountain is used for hang-gliding and paragliding.
The launch site is reached by a rough and steep dirt road about long.
The primary landing zone is in the Middle Creek Campground.
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Mountains of Lake County, California