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Cottonwood Creek Trail

On Horseshoe Mesa, Grand Canyon

Local route2.6 km · 1.6 miBest Mar–May, Oct–Nov

Next nearby hike: Hance Creek Trail 0.3 mi · 0.5 kmExplore Horseshoe Mesa →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Oct–Nov · highs 15–26 °C (59–79 °F)

  1. J9°-2°29
  2. F11°-1°29
  3. M15°2°30
  4. A20°6°18
  5. M26°11°12
  6. J32°16°8
  7. J34°19°30
  8. A32°18°48
  9. S29°15°31
  10. O22°9°25
  11. N15°3°21
  12. D9°-1°29

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

Cottonwood Creek Trail is a local hiking route in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States of America, about 2.6 km (1.6 mi) in length. It is on Horseshoe Mesa in Grand Canyon. It lies about 15 km east of Tusayan.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
2.6 km · 1.6 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Horseshoe Mesa (mountain, 1,552 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Grand Canyon (Colorado Plateau › Intermountain West; GMBA)
Nearest town
15 km E of Tusayan (Coconino County, Arizona) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Grand Canyon National Park
Best months
Mar–May, Oct–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Arizona
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
United States National Park Service
Route centre
36.0253, -111.9822
Route start
36.0201, -111.9758
OpenStreetMap
relation 8109385
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 start

Hance Creek Trail

0.3 mi · 0.5 km · Grand Canyon National Park

Grandview Trail

0.4 mi · 0.6 km · Grand Canyon National Park

East Tonto

2.0 mi · 3.3 km · Grand Canyon National Park

New Hance Trail

2.5 mi · 4.1 km · Grand Canyon National Park

Long Jim

5.6 mi · 9.0 km · Grand Canyon National Park

Shoshone Point Trail

5.7 mi · 9.2 km · Grand Canyon National Park

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