Editing Cottonwood Heights, Utah (section)

==Geography==
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As the city's name suggests, its geography is dominated by a high ridge separating the valleys of the [[Big Cottonwood Creek|Big]] and [[Little Cottonwood Creek|Little]] Cottonwood Creeks. At the eastern edge of the city, these valleys narrow into the [[Big Cottonwood Canyon|Big]] and [[Little Cottonwood Canyon|Little]] Cottonwood Canyons within the [[Wasatch Mountains]], respectively. This is reflected by the city's official nickname, "City between the canyons". The ridge is covered in suburban housing, but most commercial development has been restricted to the lower-lying areas north of the ridge (along Fort Union Boulevard, in [[Fort Union, Utah|Fort Union]] itself, and near Big Cottonwood Creek and the "[[Granite Paper Mill|Old Mill]]" in the northeast corner of the city).

[[Utah State Route 190|State Route 190]] and [[Utah State Route 201|State Route 210]] run near the eastern edge of the city and provide access to the canyons; they are the only state routes that enter the city. [[Interstate 215 (Utah)|Interstate 215]] runs along the northern border of the city, and [[Utah State Route 152|State Route 152]] touches the city at a point. The city is building a [[multi-use trail]] along the full length of Big Cottonwood Creek within its borders.

Cottonwood Heights is in the [[Canyons School District]]; [[Brighton High School (Utah)|Brighton High School]] is the only public high school. Butler Middle School is the only middle school within city limits.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP had a total area of 6.8&nbsp;square miles (17.6&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all land.

===Climate===
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| location    = Cottonwood Heights (station coordinates:{{coord|40.5933|N|111.7922|W}}), 1991–2020 normals
| Jan precipitation inch  = 2.36
| Feb precipitation inch  = 2.33
| Mar precipitation inch  = 2.77
| Apr precipitation inch  = 3.49
| May precipitation inch  = 3.13
| Jun precipitation inch  = 1.53
| Jul precipitation inch  = 0.92
| Aug precipitation inch  = 1.11
| Sep precipitation inch  = 1.72
| Oct precipitation inch  = 2.21
| Nov precipitation inch  = 1.98
| Dec precipitation inch  = 2.37
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| source = [[NOAA]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Station: COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS 1.5 SE, UT US US1UTSL0018 |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=US1UTSL0018&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |website=ncei.noaa.gov |publisher=NOAA |access-date=23 March 2025 |page=1 |format=PDF}}</ref>
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