Elkhorn or Elk Horn may refer to:

Places

Antarctica

Elkhorn Ridge Greenville Valley () is the large mainly ice-free valley lying south of Elkhorn Ridge in the Convoy Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. A lobe of the Northwind Glacier flows a short distance west into the mouth of the valley. Near the head of the ...

, a ridge of the Convoy Range in Victoria Land

Canada

Elkhorn, Manitoba Elkhorn is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in the Rural Municipality of Wallace – Woodworth within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held village status prior to January 1, 2015. It was originally incorpo ...

, an unincorporated community * Elkhorn Mountain, a mountain in British Columbia

United States

Cities and communities

Elkhorn, California Elkhorn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County, California, United States. Elkhorn was originally a stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad north of Castroville, at an elevation of . The settled par ...

, a census-designated place * Elkhorn, California, former name of Fremont, Yolo County, California *

Elk Horn, Iowa Elk Horn is a city in Shelby County, Iowa, United States. The population was 601 at the time of the 2020 census. Elk Horn is known as an enclave of Danish ethnicity and is home to the Museum of Danish America. History Elk Horn was platted i ...

, a city * Elk Horn, Kentucky, an unincorporated community *

Elkhorn City, Kentucky Elkhorn City is a List of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in Pike County, Kentucky, Pike County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 1,035 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is located in proximity to ...

, a city *

Elkhorn Park, Lexington Elkhorn Park is a neighborhood in northern Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city coterminous with and the county seat of Fayette County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2 ...

, Kentucky, a neighborhood *

Elkhorn, Missouri Elkhorn is an unincorporated community in southwest Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The community is on Missouri Route 10 approximately six miles east-southeast of Excelsior Springs in adj ...

, an unincorporated community * Elkhorn, Montana, a census-designated place * Elkhorn, Nebraska, a former city and neighborhood within Omaha *

Elkhorn, West Virginia Elkhorn is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Itn U.S. Route 52 and takes its name from the creek that flows through the community. The John J. Lincoln House was listed on the National Register of His ...

, an unincorporated community *

Elkhorn, Wisconsin Elkhorn is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is located southwest of Milwaukee. As of the 2020 census, it was home to 10,247 people, up from 10,084 at the 2010 census. History In 1836, Colonel Samuel ...

, a city *

Forks of Elkhorn, Kentucky Forks of Elkhorn is an unincorporated community within Franklin County, Kentucky, United States. It lies on US 460 U.S. Route 460 (US 460) is an auxiliary route of U.S. Route 60. It currently runs for 655 miles (1,054 km) from ...

, an unincorporated community * Elkhorn Township (disambiguation), multiple places

Bodies of water

* Elk Horn Creek, a stream in Iowa * Elkhorn Creek (disambiguation), multiple places * Elkhorn Lake, a lake in Minnesota *

Elkhorn River The Elkhorn River is a river in northeastern Nebraska, United States, that originates in the eastern Sandhills and is one of the largest tributaries of the Platte River, flowing and joining the Platte just southwest of Omaha, approximately ...

, a river in Nebraska *

Elkhorn Slough Elkhorn Slough is a tidal slough and estuary on Monterey Bay in Monterey County, California. It is California's second largest estuary and the United States' first estuarine sanctuary. The community of Moss Landing and the Moss Landing Power Pl ...

, a tidal slough and estuary on Monterey Bay in California * Lake Elkhorn, manmade lake in Columbia, Maryland

Mountains and formations

* Elkhorn Formation, a geologic formation in Ohio *

Elkhorn Hills The Elkhorn Hills are a low mountain range in the Transverse Ranges, in eastern San Luis Obispo County, California. They are near the Elk Hills on the east in Kern County, California Kern County is a county (United States), county located i ...

, a low mountain range in California * Elkhorn Mountain (Washington), a mountain in Washington *

Elkhorn Mountains The Elkhorn Mountains are a mountain range in southwestern Montana, part of the Rocky Mountains and are roughly 300,000 acres (1200 km²) in size. It is an inactive volcanic mountain range with the highest point being Crow Peak at , right n ...

, a mountain range in Montana *

Elkhorn Mountains (Oregon) The Elkhorn Mountains are a mountain range, part of the Blue Mountains in the northwest United States. Located in northeastern Oregon west of Baker City, the highest point in the range is Rock Creek Butte at above sea level. The Elkhorn Mou ...

, a mountain range in Oregon * Elkhorn Peak, a summit of the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon

Other

* Elkhorn National Forest, a former national forest in Montana *

Elkhorn Ranch The Elkhorn Ranch was established by Theodore Roosevelt on the banks of the Little Missouri River 35 miles north of Medora, North Dakota in the summer of 1884. Roosevelt hired Bill SewallEdward Wiggin in his ''History of Aroostook'' (1886) tell ...

, a ranch built by Theodore Roosevelt near Medora, North Dakota * Elkhorn Road, a street in Las Vegas, Nevada *

Elkhorn Tavern Elkhorn Tavern is a two-story, wood-frame structure that served as a physical center for the American Civil War Battle of Pea Ridge, also known as the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern, which was fought on March 7 and March 8, 1862, approximately five mil ...

, a historic tavern in Pea Ridge, Arkansas *

Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad The Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad (FE&MV), sometimes called "the Elkhorn," was a railroad established in 1869 in the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. About The company constructed several lines in Nebraska, incl ...

, sometimes called "the Elkhorn", a railroad in Nebraska

Biology

* '' Euphorbia lactea'', plant also called Elkhorn * ''

Platycerium ''Platycerium'' is a genus of about 18 fern species in the polypod family, Polypodiaceae. Ferns in this genus are widely known as staghorn or elkhorn ferns due to their uniquely shaped fronds. This genus is Epiphyte, epiphytic and is native to tr ...

'' fern, also known as Elkhorn fern *

Elkhorn coral Elkhorn coral (''Acropora palmata'') is an important reef-building coral in the Caribbean. The species has a complex structure with many branches which resemble that of elk antlers; hence, the common name. The branching structure creates habit ...

, ''Acropora palmata''

Other uses

* ''Elkhorn'' (sculpture), a work by Lee Kelly in West Haven-Sylvan, Oregon, US *

Elkhorn (TV series) ''Elkhorn'' is an American television drama series, chronicling the early life of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States. Roosevelt became a cowboy and rancher in the American Frontier in his mid-20s, before returning east to be ...

, American television drama series {{disambig, geo, plant