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Cottonwood Creek

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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
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Rosebud County, Montana
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GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
46.1533258°, -106.7992053°
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Elevation

2697 ft. (822 m.)

Topographic Map

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 Griffin Coulee NE, MT US Topo Map quadrant

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Nearby Streams

Corral Creek 1.7 mi
East Fork Armells Creek 4.5 mi
West Fork Armells Creek 4.5 mi
Sheep Creek 5.1 mi
East Fork Reservation Creek 5.7 mi

Nearby Cities

Woody Creek, CO 476 mi
Leadville, CO 478 mi
Snowmass Village, CO 480 mi
Fairplay, CO 480 mi
Aspen, CO 481 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

05N39E26A___01 Well Man-made 0.7 mi
05N39E36DABD01 Well Man-made 1.2 mi
04N40E05A___01 Well Man-made 1.8 mi
Griffin Coulee Land 2.6 mi
05N39E21CCDC01 Well Man-made 3.0 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 FORS which is approximately 10 miles away and has an elevation of 2,515 feet (182 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 .47" 32.7° 8.3°
February .39" 40.6° 14.5°
March .81" 50.7° 23.8°
April 1.41" 62.3° 33.6°
May 2.35" 72.1° 43.4°
June 2.21" 81.4° 52.2°
July 1.43" 88.8° 57.0°
August 1.12" 87.6° 55.4°
September 1.45" 76.0° 44.9°
October 1.17" 63.2° 34.1°
November .74" 45.3° 21.5°
December .53" 34.8° 11.4°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are higher than 62% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are lower than 81% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are lower than 87% of other locations on record.