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Only 25 miles from Salt Lake City, Little Cottonwood Canyon can be reached by taking the 6200 South "Canyons" exit from I-215 and continue east to the canyon on U-210 following signs for Snowbird and Alta Located to the south of Big Cottonwood Canyon, Little Cottonwood Canyon is so named because its length and width are ‘littler,’ however it is ...

Little Cottonwood Canyon is one of the three main routes up to Salt Lake City's famous Ski areas. All three routes offer spectacular views. Little Cottonwood Canyon is an eight-mile drive that ends in the old mining town/now ski resort town of Alta.

Little Cottonwood Canyon. The crown jewel of Utah’s memorable mountains, Little Cottonwood Canyon is home to both Alta Ski Area and Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort. Due to a lucky combination of geography, meteorology, and the phenomenon known as orographic lift, Little Cottonwood Canyon often boasts higher snow totals than neighboring canyons ...

Only 25 miles from Salt Lake City, Little Cottonwood Canyon can be reached by taking the 6200 South "Canyons" exit from I-215 and continue east to the canyon on U-210 following signs for Snowbird and Alta. At the mouth of the canyon is the site where Latter-day Saint settlers quarried granite slabs to build the Salt Lake Temple.

Little Cottonwood Scenic Byway (S.R. 210) begins at the mouth of the canyon and can be accessed by taking I-215 to 6200 South/Canyons exit. Follow the signs to S.R. 210 is just minutes from downtown Salt Lake City. The nearby Salt Lake Valley offers plenty of lodging, restaurants and nightlife to combine with your backyard mountain escape.

Little Cottonwood Canyon Hiking. Explore the most popular trails in my list Little Cottonwood Canyon Hiking with hand-curated trail maps and driving directions as well as detailed reviews and photos from hikers, campers and nature lovers like you.

Little Cottonwood Trail. Moderate • 4.4 (1580) Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Photos (1,548) Directions. Print/PDF map. Length 5.4 miElevation gain 1,046 ftRoute type Out & back. Discover this 5.4-mile out-and-back trail near Sandy, Utah. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 2 h 38 min to complete.

Little Cottonwood Canyon is a beautiful canyon in the southeast corner of the Salt Lake Valley. It is well-known for it’s glorious wildflowers in the late summer and snow skiing in the winter. Little Cottonwood Road The drive up Little Cottonwood is beautiful! It gets very congested on powder ski days and weekends during wildflower season.