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Cottonwood Creek

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Stream

Linear body of water flowing on the Earth's surface.
Related terms: anabranch, awawa, bayou, branch, brook, creek, distributary, fork, kill, pup, rio, river, run, slough
See also: Bends and Rapids
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Big Horn County, Montana
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GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
45.4688446°, -108.3267916°
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Elevation

3960 ft. (1207 m.)

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US Topo Map

The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the U.S. called US Topo that are separated into rectangular quadrants that are printed at 22.75"x29" or larger. Cottonwood Creek is covered by the Chilkoot Coulee, MT US Topo Map quadrant

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Nearby Streams

Cottonwood Creek 4.1 mi
Middle Creek 6.0 mi
Porcupine Creek 6.2 mi
Hay Creek 6.3 mi
East Pryor Creek 6.5 mi

Nearby Cities

Collbran, CO 431 mi
Loma, CO 434 mi
Woody Creek, CO 435 mi
Fruita, CO 436 mi
Redstone, CO 438 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

Chilkoot Coulee Land 0.5 mi
Crow Number 12 Dam Man-made 1.2 mi
04S27E04BDBD01 Well Man-made 4.4 mi
05S27E15BCBB01 Well Man-made 5.4 mi
Pryor Land Number 1 Dam Man-made 6.1 mi

Historical Weather

Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is YELLOWTAIL which is approximately 22 miles away and has an elevation of 3,305 feet (655 feet lower than Cottonwood Creek). Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have differences in elevation and topography, the historic weather at the two separate locations may be different as well.

Average Daily Temperatures by Month (°F)

Average Monthly Precipitation (in inches)

Month Precip AVG High Temp AVG Low Temp
January .86" 40.2° 17.7°
February .72" 46.1° 21.9°
March 1.39" 54.0° 28.0°
April 2.10" 63.4° 36.2°
May 3.09" 72.7° 44.5°
June 2.21" 82.7° 52.4°
July 1.45" 91.0° 57.2°
August .98" 91.0° 56.1°
September 1.77" 79.2° 47.2°
October 1.89" 66.1° 38.5°
November .95" 49.0° 27.7°
December .87" 41.7° 20.5°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are higher than 74% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are lower than 55% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are lower than 78% of other locations on record.