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Cottonwood Creek Trail

In the Northern Bighorn Mountains

Trail6.8 km · 4.2 miBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: South Pasture 3.5 mi · 5.6 kmExplore Northern Bighorn Mountains →

Wyoming, United States of AmericaBighorn National ForestBucking Mule Falls · Bighorn National ForestTillets Hole · Bighorn National ForestBighorn National ForestBighorn Canyon National Recreation AreaSouth Pasture · Bighorn Canyon National Recreation AreaBighorn Canyon National Recreation AreaStart / end5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 13–24 °C (55–75 °F)

  1. J1°-9°12
  2. F2°-8°13
  3. M7°-4°22
  4. A12°0°31
  5. M18°5°64
  6. J24°10°54
  7. J29°15°32
  8. A28°15°19
  9. S22°9°34
  10. O13°3°32
  11. N5°-4°15
  12. D0°-9°15

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 6.8 km (4.2 mi) long, Cottonwood Creek Trail is a trail in Wyoming, United States of America. It is in the Northern Bighorn Mountains. It lies about 26 km east of Lovell.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
6.8 km · 4.2 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
Bureau of Land Management
Data from
Bureau of Land Management
Mountain range
Northern Bighorn Mountains (Big Horn Mountains › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
26 km E of Lovell (Big Horn County, Wyoming) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Wyoming
Continent
North America
Route centre
44.8693, -108.0675
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.

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