Name: Elk Mountain
Address: US

Overview

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Elk Mountain is a snowkite spot located in Montana, at 1987 m altitude. This mountain offers vast snow-covered expanses suitable for snowkiting with prevailing west and southwest winds. The terrain is sufficiently open for great sessions. The spot is suited for intermediate to advanced riders thanks to moderate terrain but a demanding mountain environment.

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Spot forecast for Elk Mountain

Sunrise 07:49 · Sunset 18:31

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Elk Mountain: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

7h

in February · 1 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are February, May and January, at 1 rideable days and 2 °C. The low point is January, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 75%13-20 knots · 25%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 75% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -3 °C. The wettest month is May, with 47 mm.

Monthly averages: Elk Mountain

Monthly averages — Elk Mountain — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	0.0	0 h	-3 °C	2 mm
February	1.0	7 h	-3 °C	11 mm
March	0.0	0 h	4 °C	4 mm
April	0.0	0 h	9 °C	11 mm
May	0.5	1 h	13 °C	47 mm
June	0.0	0 h	20 °C	8 mm
July	0.0	0 h	25 °C	7 mm
August	0.0	0 h	23 °C	7 mm
September	0.0	0 h	20 °C	12 mm
October	0.0	0 h	12 °C	12 mm
November	0.0	0 h	4 °C	5 mm
December	0.0	0 h	4 °C	6 mm

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Technical details of Elk Mountain spot

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, E, ESE, SE, SSE, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 1,987 m

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