Big Cottonwood Canyon

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23.4 km

Length

+1,200 m

Ascent

−34 m

Descent

2,671 m

Highest point

Hairpins

10.3%

Max gradient

0h 31min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 2,671 m

9 °C rain

wind 5 m/s · clouds 98%

At the start

20 °C rainshowers

wind 5 m/s · clouds 77%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Thursday 22 Oct	7 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	5 m/s	rain
Friday 23 Oct	-1 °C	6 °C	20.3 mm	5 m/s	snow
Saturday 24 Oct	-2 °C	7 °C	0.0 mm	4 m/s	clearsky

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/22/26, 9:47 PM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: High mountain road
Surface: asphalt 98%

Roads nearby

Little Cottonwood Canyon

17.5 km
Length: +1,132 m
Ascent

The Alpine Loop

33.9 km
Length: +971 m
Ascent

Mirror Lake Highway

88.0 km
Length: +1,061 m
Ascent

23.4 km · 2 hairpins · 2,671 m

Elevation profile

What does Big Cottonwood Canyon look like?

Big Cottonwood Canyon Granite Flume Summit 1 · Leijurv · CC BY-SA 4.0

Big Cottonwood Canyon Granite Flume Summit 2 · Leijurv · CC BY-SA 4.0

Big Cottonwood Canyon Road DSC 0433 (22348309904) · Intermountain Forest Service, USDA Region 4 Photography · Public domain

Big Cottonwood Canyon · Cindi & Jason · CC BY 2.0

2015-09-29 11 31 32 View east along Big Cottonwood Canyon Road (Utah State Route 190) about 2.0 miles east of Interstate 215 in Cottonwood Heights, Utah · Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0

2015-09-29 11 32 24 View east along Big Cottonwood Canyon Road (Utah State Route 190) about 2.6 miles east of Interstate 215 in Cottonwood Heights, Utah · Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Error "US-190" Shield at the West end of UT-210 - panoramio · Rover_0 · CC BY 3.0

Big Cottonwood Canyon 9-26-21 · GyozaDumpling · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Cottonwood Heights

40.61937, -111.78798

Finish

Brighton

40.59960, -111.58282

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

Eight Settlers Distillery 0.0 km · 1,503 m

SAOLA Restaurant and Lounge 0.0 km · 1,503 m

Pho Thin 0.0 km · 1,503 m

Alpha Coffee 0.0 km · 1,503 m

Porcupine Pub & Grille 0.0 km · 1,503 m

Silver Fork Lodge 18.3 km · 2,358 m

Little Dollie Waffles 19.9 km · 2,461 m

Last Chance Southwest Grill 20.4 km · 2,491 m

Honeycomb Grill 20.6 km · 2,508 m

Stone Haus Pizzeria & Creamery 20.6 km · 2,508 m

St. Bernard's Restaurant 20.8 km · 2,518 m

Brighton Store 22.8 km · 2,657 m

1 more

Fuel

7-Eleven 0.0 km · 1,503 m

Parking

Big Cottonwood Canyon Park-N-Ride Overflow 0.0 km · 1,503 m

Big Cottonwood Canyon Park-N-Ride 0.0 km · 1,505 m

Mule Hollow Trailhead Parking 4.9 km · 1,775 m

Mill B South Trailhead Parking 6.9 km · 1,889 m

Mill B North Trailhead Parking 6.9 km · 1,893 m

Moss Ledge Parking 8.2 km · 1,989 m

Butler Fork Trailhead 13.2 km · 2,172 m

Mill D Trailhead Parking 14.5 km · 2,225 m

Willow Lake Trailhead Parking 19.0 km · 2,409 m

Day Parking 19.8 km · 2,455 m

Willow Heights Trailhead Parking 20.2 km · 2,478 m

Guardsman Pass Winter Trailhead Parking 22.0 km · 2,615 m

1 more

56 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 23.3 km.

Toilets

36 unnamed places along the road, from 0.2 km to 23.2 km.

Viewpoints

2 unnamed places along the road, from 4.2 km to 7.7 km.