Nevada trails · Little Cottonwood Canyon
Little Cottonwood Canyon
A 10.3-mile out-and-back in Nevada, with 2,511 ft of climbing. Reaches Little Cottonwood Spring. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 67% of the ascent, between mile 3.4 and mile 6.9. It gives back about 2,579 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Little Cottonwood Spring (spring)
Getting there
Little Cottonwood Canyon access. 38.31257, -116.72603 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:48 a.m., the sun rises at 6:15 a.m. and sets at 7:18 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:45 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.6-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 08 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:22 p.m. — 2 h 55 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Mount Jefferson — 28.7 mi
- Table Mountain Skyline — 29.6 mi