Little Cottonwood Canyon

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17.5 km

Length

+1,132 m

Ascent

−4 m

Descent

2,668 m

Highest point

11.3%

Max gradient

0h 23min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 2,668 m

2 °C lightsleetshowers

wind 2 m/s · clouds 64%

At the start

9 °C lightrainshowers

wind 3 m/s · clouds 70%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Saturday 24 Oct	-2 °C	7 °C	0.2 mm	4 m/s	clearsky
Sunday 25 Oct	-1 °C	6 °C	1.6 mm	3 m/s	partlycloudy
Monday 26 Oct	0 °C	7 °C	0.0 mm	2 m/s	clearsky

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/24/26, 12:47 AM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: High mountain road
Surface: asphalt 100%

Roads nearby

Big Cottonwood Canyon

23.4 km
Length: +1,200 m
Ascent

The Alpine Loop

33.9 km
Length: +971 m
Ascent

Mirror Lake Highway

88.0 km
Length: +1,061 m
Ascent

17.5 km · 2,668 m

Elevation profile

What does Little Cottonwood Canyon look like?

2015-09-29 12 27 31 View east along Little Cottonwood Canyon Road (Utah State Route 210) about 4.1 miles southeast of the intersection with Big Cottonwood Canyon Road (Utah State Route 190) in Salt Lake County, Utah · Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Desolate lakes (Unsplash) · Tyson Dudley ty_dudley · CC0

2015-09-29 12 46 25 View east along Little Cottonwood Canyon Road (Utah State Route 210) about 12.0 miles southeast of the intersection with Big Cottonwood Canyon Road (Utah State Route 190) in Salt Lake County, Utah · Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Little Cottonwood Canyon Trail 1 · Leijurv · CC BY-SA 4.0

Altaskiarea · PalauanReich · CC BY-SA 4.0

Mt. Superior Alta UT · Sumanch · CC BY 3.0

ISS065-E-423841 - View of Earth · Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain

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

Start

Cottonwood Heights

40.59832, -111.79794

Finish

Alta

40.59211, -111.62825

Along the road

Parking

Chain Up Area 2.2 km · 1,618 m

LCC Park-N-Ride 3.4 km · 1,651 m

Temple Quarry TH 3.5 km · 1,656 m

Grit Mill Trailhead Parking 4.3 km · 1,709 m

Gate Buttress Parking Lot 5.5 km · 1,772 m

Lisa Fall Parking Lot 8.0 km · 1,983 m

White Pine Trailhead 12.3 km · 2,340 m

Wildcat Base Parking 16.3 km · 2,626 m

Cardiff Pass Trailhead 16.6 km · 2,638 m

Albion Base Parking 17.3 km · 2,664 m

31 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 17.3 km.

Restaurants and cafés

La Caille 2.0 km · 1,615 m

Creekside 13.6 km · 2,422 m

The Wildflower 14.2 km · 2,481 m

Lodge Bistro 14.4 km · 2,495 m

General Gritts 14.6 km · 2,509 m

Baked & Brewed 14.6 km · 2,511 m

The Forklift 14.6 km · 2,511 m

Steak Pit 14.6 km · 2,511 m

Tram Car Pizza 14.6 km · 2,518 m

The Aerie 14.8 km · 2,532 m

The Atrium 14.9 km · 2,537 m

Alta Java 17.5 km · 2,668 m

1 more

Toilets

9 unnamed places along the road, from 3.5 km to 12.3 km.

Viewpoints

1 unnamed place along the road, from 3.6 km to 3.6 km.