Nevada trails · Cottonwood Creek
Cottonwood Creek
A 12.0-mile out-and-back in Nevada, with 1,728 ft of climbing. Reaches Cottonwood Spring. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 60% of the ascent, between mile 4.0 and mile 8.0. It gives back about 878 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Cottonwood Spring (spring)
Getting there
Cottonwood Creek access. 38.97669, -115.23374 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:22 a.m., the sun rises at 6:49 a.m. and sets at 6:04 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:30 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 23.9-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 36 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:24 p.m. — 39 min before sunset.