Big Cottonwood Lake
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Big Cottonwood Lake is a 22-acre lake near Fallon, Nevada, at about 3,887 feet. It is managed by the Bureau of Reclamation.
Carson RiverCanoeingPhoto: Skooiman at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)4.3 mi- Tule TrailHiking7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Vaughn LakeLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Papoose LakeLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Upper LakeLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Boney PondLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Dry LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Foxtail LakeLake fishing · ~15 min drive
- Harmon ResevoirLake fishing · ~16 min drive
- Pintail BayLake fishing · ~18 min drive
- Big WaterLake fishing · ~23 min drive
- Carson LakeLake fishing · ~38 min drive
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Best time to visit Big Cottonwood Lake
Best months: April–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
46° / 20°
5 wet
Feb
52° / 23°
4 wet
Mar
61° / 28°
4 wet
Apr
66° / 34°
3 wet
May
75° / 42°
4 wet
Jun
85° / 49°
3 wet
Jul
94° / 55°
2 wet
Aug
92° / 52°
1 wet
Sep
83° / 44°
2 wet
Oct
70° / 34°
3 wet
Nov
56° / 25°
3 wet
Dec
45° / 19°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fallon Exp Stn, NV, 13.3 mi away at 3,965 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
