Elk Mountain is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 150 at the 2020 census. The town takes its name from the mountain to its southwest.
History
Elk Mountain was a resting spot, the Elk Mountain Station, for early American pioneers in wagon trains heading west on the Overland Trail. Heading west, the travelers came from the Rock Creek Overland Stage Station. The Stage Station and the pioneers selected the site because of the good water year-round from the Medicine Bow River. There are many willow and cottonwood trees. It was also used as a route for the Overland Stage and Mail from 1862 to 1869, which ran from Denver to Salt Lake. From Elk Mountain, travelers moved west on the Overland Trail to Fort Halleck.
The post office was established in 1877. The town was incorporated in 1909.
In the 1940s and '50s the town was home to the Elk Mountain Hotel and Garden Spot Pavilion. National acts like Hank Thompson and Louis Armstrong played there.
Climate
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Demographics
2010 census
As of the census
Government
Elk Mountain's current system of government is mayor-council government. Four council members are headed by the office of the Mayor. The current mayor is Morgan Irene. Irene first took office in January 2011 after his narrow election victory against incumbent mayor Rick Christopherson. Irene's current term ends in 2026.