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Utah · Hiking · Near Hurricane
Cottonwood Hills
- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 102 ft
- climb
- 3,454 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Feb–May, Oct–Nov
- best months
Cottonwood Hills is an easy out-and-back hike in the Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness, on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management's St. George Field Office in southern Utah. The trail is short, about 1.2 miles round trip, with a low point of 3,352 feet and a high of 3,454 feet, so the climb is gentle, about 100 feet of gain one way. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in La Verkin show April highs around 73°F and October highs around 76°F, while July averages near 98°F. Cottonwood Canyon is about half a mile away, and the Heath and Spanish Wash trails are each roughly a mile off. For an overnight stay, Red Cliffs Campground sits about 2.9 miles away.
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Best time to go · Feb–May, Oct–Nov
Best time to visit Cottonwood Hills
Best months: February–May and October–November. 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
52° / 29°
6 wet
Feb
57° / 33°
6 wet
Mar
66° / 40°
6 wet
Apr
73° / 44°
4 wet
May
83° / 52°
4 wet
Jun
93° / 61°
2 wet
Jul
98° / 68°
3 wet
Aug
96° / 67°
5 wet
Sep
89° / 59°
4 wet
Oct
76° / 47°
4 wet
Nov
62° / 35°
4 wet
Dec
51° / 28°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at La Verkin, UT, 9.1 mi away at 3,194 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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