Wasatch Mountain State Park

Cottonwood Loop

2.9 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Cottonwood Loop is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Wasatch Mountain State Park near Mound City, UT. It climbs 280 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,853 – 6,106 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.54658, -111.50761
Nearest town Mound City, UT

Directions

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Cottonwood Loop

2.9 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 5,853–6,105 ft

Out & Back · Wasatch Mountain State Park

Trailhead: 40.54658, -111.50761

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Amphitheater Trail, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 200 ftTurn left onto Cottonwood Loop, heading E.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Amphitheater Trail, heading SE.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  20. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F57°
Precip1%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity18%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 80°57°
Sun 76°54° 57%
Mon 67°49° 57%
Tue 76°45°
Wed 82°51°
Thu 82°56° 29%

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