| Elk Knob | N Watauga County near the head of Hoskin Fork. |
| Elk Lodge Mountain | S central Transylvania County between Allison Creek and Lamb Creek. |
| Elk Marsh | See Marsh Swamp. |
| Elk Mountain | community in central Buncombe County W of Woodfin. Alt. 1,950. |
| Elk Mountains | central Buncombe County NE of Asheville, extend from Peach Knob to Roaring Gap. Alt. 3,149-3,190. |
| Elk Park | town in NW Avery County. Inc. 1885. First county court held there while the courthouse at Newland was under construction. Named for elk that once roamed the region. Alt. 3,182. |
| Elk Ridge | W Wilkes County between Elk Creek and Stony Fork Creek. |
| Elk Ridge | S Watauga County, extends NE between Dutch Creek and Clark Creek. |
| Elk Ridge | extends S from Bluff Mountain in SW Ashe County. |
| Elk River | rises in NE Avery County near Banner Elk and flows W into Tennessee, where it enters Watauga River. For most of its course, it flows in a deep gorge. |