Big Cottonwood Canyon
Big Cottonwood Canyon is a canyon in the Wasatch Range 12 miles southeast of Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. The 15-mile -long canyon provides hiking, biking, picnicking, rock-climbing, camping, and fishing in the summer.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Doughnut Falls and Solitude Mountain Resort.
Solitude Mountain Resort
Sports venue
Kesler Peak
Peak
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alta and Brighton.
Brighton
Village
Brighton is a town in eastern Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. Brighton is situated 3½ miles southeast of Big Cottonwood Canyon.
Snowbird
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Big Cottonwood Canyon
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 4,734 feet
- Description: canyon in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
- Categories: canyon and landform
- Location: Salt Lake, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.63759° or 40° 38′ 15″ north
Longitude
-111.63283° or 111° 37′ 58″ west
Elevation
4,734 feet (1,443 metres)
Open location code
85GCJ9Q8+2V
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Big Cottonwood Canyon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Cottonwood Canyon”
- Russian: “Биг-Котттонвуд-Каньон”
- Spanish: “Big Cottonwood Canyon”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Pine Tree and Burnt Flat.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Reynolds Flat and Mule Hollow.
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Worth a closer look: Salt Lake City and Provo.
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