Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:56 am – 9:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:47 am – 5:02 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 73°F, lows 50°FColdest month December: highs 30°F, lows 15°F47 in of rain a year, on about 93 dayswettest month January458 in of snow a year, on about 85 days0 days above 90°F, 209 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Alta station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksTwin Peakspeak · 2.4 miLake Blanchelake · under a mileLake Florencelake · 1.0 miDoughnut Fallswaterfall · 1.9 miKesler Peakpeak · 1.1 miMILL B TRAILHEAD (NORTH & SOUTH)trailhead · 2.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWasatch National Forestnational forest · 5.3 mi · 876,514 acresWasatch Mountain State Parkstate park · 8.0 mi · 20,944 acresOld Mill Golf Courserecreation area · 6.0 mi · 146 acresQuail Hollow Parkpark · 6.5 mi · 59 acresTimpanogos Cave National Monumentnational monument · 11.9 mi · 250 acresPioneer Trail State Parkstate park · 11.1 mi · 236 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes81 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 18 Mar 202023 mi away, near Magna, UtahMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 14 Feb 202619 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighSalt Lake County, UT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighWinter weather Very HighEarthquake Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality33% of days had good air in 2025121 of 365 days measured228 moderate, 15 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 57, worst day 175main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Salt Lake County monitors, UT
Drinking waterSalt Lake City Water Systemserves 383,612 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation8,318 ft2,535 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEncompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Utah8.9 miPost officeCottonwood Post Office7.3 miTown hallCottonwood Heights City Hall7.3 miPoliceSalt Lake County Sheriff's Office Cottonwood Heights Precinct6.8 miFire stationUnified Fire Authority Station 113 - Snowbird2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalt Lake City International Airport SLC19 miInterstateI-2156.5 miUS highwayUS 8911 miAmtrakAmtrak Station SLC15 miLight railHistoric Sandy StationUtah Transit Authority (UTA)11 miCoachPark CitySalt Lake Express11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 84122 ZIP area.
