Battlement Number 5 Dam

Battlement Number 5 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 Battlement Number 5 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 Battlement Number 5 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.37207, -107.92893. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Battlement Number 5 Dam

• North Mamm Peak · viewpoint · Garfield · ~7 km · Must-see
• Vega State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Logan · viewpoint · Garfield · ~28 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~40 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~40 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap State Park · park · Garfield · ~41 km · Must-see
• Harvey Gap State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~44 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~45 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~52 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~62 km · Must-see
• Storm King Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~64 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Hot Springs Grand Pool · attraction · Garfield · ~69 km · Must-see
• Wild West Express Coaster · temple · Garfield · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cross Orchards Historic Site · museum · Mesa · ~71 km · Must-see
• James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Battlement Number 5 Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Battlement Number 5 Dam

• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~40 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~83 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~93 km · Must-see
• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~99 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~103 km · Must-see
• Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Rio Blanco · ~104 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~111 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~114 km · Must-see

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