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Little Cottonwood Creek

On Gate Buttress, Central Wasatch Range

Trail4.3 km · 2.7 miBest May–Jun, Aug–Oct

Next nearby hike: Bells Canyon 2.2 mi · 3.6 kmExplore Gate Buttress →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Jun, Aug–Oct · highs 13–27 °C (55–81 °F)

  1. J-1°-10°78
  2. F1°-9°72
  3. M5°-5°92
  4. A9°-2°98
  5. M16°3°108
  6. J23°8°63
  7. J28°13°39
  8. A27°13°49
  9. S21°8°70
  10. O13°1°95
  11. N4°-6°83
  12. D-1°-10°88

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

Little Cottonwood Creek is a trail in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah, United States of America, about 4.3 km (2.7 mi) in length. It is on Gate Buttress in the Central Wasatch Range. It lies about 6.7 km east of Granite.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
4.3 km · 2.7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Gate Buttress (mountain; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Central Wasatch Range (Wasatch Range › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
6.7 km E of Granite (Salt Lake County, Utah) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Best months
May–Jun, Aug–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Utah
Continent
North America
Route centre
40.5719, -111.7368
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

Bells Canyon

2.2 mi · 3.6 km · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Deaf Smith

2.5 mi · 4.1 km · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Red Pine

2.6 mi · 4.2 km · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Broads Fork

3.0 mi · 4.9 km · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Lake Blanche

3.1 mi · 5.0 km · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Lake Hardy

3.3 mi · 5.3 km · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

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