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About Elk Mountain, WY

Elk Mountain is a tiny railroad town of 99 people along Interstate 80 in south-central Wyoming, where the highway crosses the Medicine Bow Mountains. Located 140 miles west of Cheyenne and 100 miles east of Rawlins, it serves as a stopping point for cross-country travelers on the main route between Cheyenne and Salt Lake City. The town sits at high elevation where harsh winter weather frequently closes I-80, and it's named after the prominent 11,156-foot Elk Mountain peak that served as a landmark for 1800s pioneers.

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Elk Mountain, WY is in United States, at 41.688, -106.413 - about 26 km south-east of Hanna, WY.

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The closest airport to Elk Mountain, WY is Laramie Regional Airport, 82 km (about 1 h 4 min by car).

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