Altnow Dam

Altnow Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Altnow Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Altnow Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.86155, -118.29103. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Altnow Dam

• Agency Valley Dam · lake · Malheur · ~15 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~36 km · Must-see
• Monument Rock Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~63 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Dam · lake · Harney · ~9 km
• Dugout Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~20 km
• Beulah Creek Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~21 km
• Currey Canyon Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~22 km
• Stray Dog Reservoir · lake · Harney · ~23 km
• Griffin Creek Dam · lake · Harney · ~25 km
• Antelope Mountain · viewpoint · Harney · ~28 km
• Two Dot Spring · attraction · Harney · ~28 km
• Pole Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~31 km
• Big Flat Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~32 km
• Knox Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~32 km
• Bristol Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~36 km
• Warmsprings Dam · lake · Malheur · ~39 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Altnow Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Altnow Dam

• Agency Valley Dam · lake · Malheur · ~15 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~36 km · Must-see
• Malheur Lake · lake · Harney · ~86 km · Must-see
• Bully Creek Dam · lake · Malheur · ~92 km · Must-see
• Malheur Dam · lake · Malheur · ~92 km · Must-see
• McNulty Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~92 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~114 km · Must-see
• Harney Lake · lake · Harney · ~122 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~133 km · Must-see
• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~134 km · Must-see

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