Mount Adams Wilderness · Elk area 5059 · Washington

Elk hunt area — its own geography, not the GMU with the same number. Public land, access, and elk harvest below are computed for this boundary.

Elk area 5059Full map — ownership, roads, wind →

Public land

100%

47,111 ac of 47,128 ac

Landlocked public

0 ac

public you can't legally reach

>1 mi from a road

76%

of public · 35,979 ac

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Terrain — this boundary, not the GMU’s

Elevation3,320–12,190 ft

Median elevation5,620 ft

Median slope11°

Where the ground sits

3,320 ft12,190 ft

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Slope mix

Which way the slopes face

N 27%

E 7%

S 23%

W 43%

Share of ground steeper than 5° — flat ground has no facing

North slopes hold shade, cover and snow; south slopes open first.

USGS 3DEP 1 arc-second (30 m), slope at native resolution in a local metric projection, sampled on a 200 m grid. See the code →

Nearby elk elk areas

Trout Lake · Elk area 5062 · 3% public West Goat Rocks · Elk area 5058 · 100% public Upper Smith Creek · Elk area 5064 · 100% public Norway Pass · Elk area 5066 · 98% public

Boundaries from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife elk hunt-area layer; ownership from USGS PAD-US; roads from OSM + MVUM. Same open formulas as every unit page — the methodology is published and the code is open.