Little Cottonwood Canyon

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Little Cottonwood Canyon is a glacially carved canyon in Utah’s Wasatch Range known for its steep granite walls, world-class skiing at Alta and Snowbird, and popular climbing and hiking areas.

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Little Cottonwood Canyon canonical 7
Little Cottonwood Creek 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canyon
geographic feature
glacially carved canyon
accessRoad Utah State Route 210
contains Alta Ski Area
Alta townsite
Granite cliffs used for climbing
Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
Snowbird Aerial Tram
surface form: Snowbird Tram
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainage Little Cottonwood Creek
elevationRange approximately 5,000 to over 11,000 feet
formedBy Pleistocene glaciation
geologicalFeature Little Cottonwood stock
hasCharacteristic U-shaped glacial valley
steep granite walls
hasClimbingStyle bouldering
sport climbing
trad climbing
hasHazard frequent winter avalanches
hasLandUse recreation
hasRecreationActivity backcountry skiing
hiking
mountaineering
rock climbing
skiing
hasSeasonalRestriction winter avalanche control road closures
hasTrailhead Gloria Falls trailhead
Red Pine trailhead
White Pine trailhead
historicalUse silver mining in the 19th century
knownFor backcountry avalanche terrain
granite rock climbing
steep ski terrain
world-class skiing
length about 8 miles
locatedIn United States of America
surface form: United States

Utah
Wasatch Range
lowerEndNear Sandy, Utah
managingAgency U.S. Forest Service
mountainRange Wasatch Range
nearestCity Salt Lake City
orientation east–west
partOf Wasatch-Cache National Forest
surface form: Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
primaryRockType granite
state Utah
upperEndNear Mount Baldy
Mount Superior

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Wasatch Range contains Little Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake County hasAttraction Little Cottonwood Canyon
Jordan River hasTributary Little Cottonwood Canyon
subject surface form: Jordan River (Utah)
this entity surface form: Little Cottonwood Creek
Salt Lake Valley contains Little Cottonwood Canyon
this entity surface form: Little Cottonwood Creek
Alta Ski Area locatedIn Little Cottonwood Canyon
Snowbird locatedIn Little Cottonwood Canyon
Big Cottonwood Canyon nearbyCanyon Little Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake City–Ogden ski region containsValley Little Cottonwood Canyon
Cottonwood Heights proximityTo Little Cottonwood Canyon