Elk Mountain is a northernmost of the Medicine Bow Mountains, a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains that extend for 160km from northern Colorado into southern Wyoming. Lying in the shadow of its 3400m namesake, the settlement of Elk Mountain is a quiet community of cottonwood-lined streets, picturesque buildings, with world class trout fishing right downtown. Much of the historical significance of the Elk Mountain area lies in the development of a transportation network linking the east and west coasts.
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