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Cottonwood Crossing

Trail2.3 km · 1.4 miBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–May, Sep–Oct · highs 17–25 °C (63–77 °F)

  1. J-1°-10°16
  2. F3°-8°17
  3. M9°-2°45
  4. A17°5°71
  5. M22°11°94
  6. J27°17°105
  7. J30°20°84
  8. A29°19°74
  9. S25°14°73
  10. O17°7°54
  11. N8°-1°31
  12. D0°-8°22

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.

Trail facts

Length
2.3 km · 1.4 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks
Nearest town
4.5 km W of North Sioux City (Union County, South Dakota) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
South Dakota
Continent
North America
Route centre
42.5358, -96.5358
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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distance from the trail centre

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