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Elk Peak
A photo of Elk Peak viewed from Sand Mountain Pass
Elk Peak at center in background with Rendezvous Lake from Sand Mountain Pass
Highest point
Elevation 10,582 ft (3,225 m)
Prominence 1,182 ft (360 m)
Parent peak Mount Cramer
Geography
Elk Peak is located in Idaho
Elk Peak
Elk Peak
Location in Idaho
Parent range Sawtooth Range
Topo map USGS Warbonnet Peak
Climbing
Easiest route Simple climbing, class 3-4

Elk Peak, at 10,582 feet (3,225 m) above sea level, is the eighth-highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of the U.S. state of Idaho. The peak is located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Boise and Custer counties. The peak is located 2.88 mi (4.63 km) west-northwest of Mount Cramer, its line parent. It is the 240th-highest peak in Idaho and 0.5 mi (0.80 km) south-southeast of Reward Peak.

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