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Cottonwood Creek

Trail2.9 km · 1.8 miBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: Eagle Spring Creek 2.1 mi · 3.4 kmExplore Sawtooth National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 13–22 °C (55–72 °F)

  1. J-3°-11°37
  2. F-1°-10°29
  3. M4°-6°45
  4. A10°-2°59
  5. M16°3°71
  6. J22°8°54
  7. J28°13°21
  8. A27°12°22
  9. S21°7°29
  10. O13°1°41
  11. N4°-5°46
  12. D-2°-11°52

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 2.9 km (1.8 mi) long, Cottonwood Creek is a trail in Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho, United States of America. It lies about 34 km northeast of Jackpot. By long-term climate averages, the best months are May–Jun, Sep–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
2.9 km · 1.8 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Nearest town
34 km NE of Jackpot (Elko County, Nevada) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Sawtooth National Forest
Best months
May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Idaho
Continent
North America
Route centre
42.1563, -114.3308
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Eagle Spring Creek

2.1 mi · 3.4 km · Sawtooth National Forest

Fawn Spring

2.3 mi · 3.7 km · Sawtooth National Forest

Bald Hill

2.5 mi · 4.0 km · Sawtooth National Forest

Kirkham-Shoshone Creek

2.7 mi · 4.4 km · Sawtooth National Forest

Eagle (Interp. Trail)

2.8 mi · 4.6 km · Sawtooth National Forest

Middle Fork Shoshone Cr.

3.0 mi · 4.9 km · Sawtooth National Forest

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