Ott Tank

Ott Tank: 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 Ott Tank

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 Ott Tank — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.94068, -107.98292. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ott Tank

• McKnight Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~22 km · Must-see
• Aldo Leopold Wilderness · sanctuary · Grant · ~30 km · Must-see
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · church · Grant · ~30 km · Must-see
• Copperas Peak · viewpoint · Grant · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mud Spring · lake · Sierra · ~42 km · Must-see
• H B Ailman House Historic Site · attraction · Grant · ~42 km · Must-see
• City of Rocks State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~49 km · Must-see
• Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument · sanctuary · Catron · ~51 km · Must-see
• Gila Wilderness · sanctuary · Catron · ~63 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cookes Range Wilderness Study Area · viewpoint · Luna · ~69 km · Must-see
• Gila National Forest · sanctuary · Catron · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bear Canyon Reservoir Dam · lake · Grant · ~8 km
• Hendricks Peak · viewpoint · Grant · ~10 km
• Kelly Mesa · viewpoint · Grant · ~11 km
• Turkey Dam · lake · Grant · ~11 km
• Mud Springs Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~12 km
• Hanover Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ott Tank

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ott Tank

• Mud Spring · lake · Sierra · ~42 km · Must-see
• Percha Diversion Dam · lake · Sierra · ~78 km · Must-see
• Caballo Dam · lake · Sierra · ~80 km · Must-see
• Caballo Lake · lake · Sierra · ~80 km · Must-see
• Snow Lake Dam · lake · Catron · ~89 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte Dam · lake · Sierra · ~97 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte Lake · lake · Sierra · ~102 km · Must-see
• Jornada Lakes · lake · Sierra · ~113 km · Must-see
• Wetback Tank · lake · Sierra · ~113 km · Must-see
• Engle Lake · lake · Sierra · ~114 km · Must-see

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