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Welcome to Elk Summit ...

Elk Summit is located in Idaho County<1>.

Elk Summit is 5,780 feet [1,762 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Elk Summit is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Elk Summit lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Elk Summit (for example, toward Pinesdale (MT)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Elk Summit: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Elk Summit ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elk Summit.

  • Pinesdale
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Hamilton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Hamilton is located in Ravalli County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,056 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
  • Leisure Village
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Leisure Village is located in Ravalli County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • Victor
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Corvallis
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Grantsdale
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Bing
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bing is located in Ravalli County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bing
  • Cinnabar Court
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cinnabar Court is located in Ravalli County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnabar Court
  • Gorus
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gorus is located in Ravalli County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorus
  • Stevensville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Elk Summit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elk Summit.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elk Summit. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elk Summit.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elk Summit. See our Newspapers Page for Elk Summit.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk Summit ...

Looking for more information about Elk Summit? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Elk Summit, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Elk Summit.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Idaho, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elk Summit - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Elk Summit area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Elk Summit area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.