Bureau of Land Management · Colorado
Potholes Recreation Site
Bureau of Land Management · Colorado, United States · in Dominguez/Escalante National Conservation Area
- Sites
- 4
- Cost
- No fee
- Elevation
- 5,531 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
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About
BLM campground. Escalante Potholes
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 18° | -3° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 42° | 23° | -4° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 52° | 30° | 15° | 77° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 66° | 36° | 26° | 82° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 76° | 48° | 36° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 90° | 58° | 47° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 96° | 65° | 54° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 89° | 62° | 53° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 83° | 55° | 40° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 68° | 41° | 26° | 80° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 56° | 33° | 21° | 68° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 43° | 21° | -7° | 52° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Trails nearby
- McCarty Trailhead · 5.7 mi as the crow flies
McCarty Trail 6.6 mi Hike · Drive there
All 81 trails in Dominguez/Escalante National Conservation Area · All 2,359 trails in BLM lands in Colorado
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- Dominguez Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 13 mi
- Columbine Campground · USDA Forest Service · 17 mi
- Aspen Leaf Cabin (Uncompahgre National Forest, Co) · USDA Forest Service · 19 mi · 1 sites
- Oak Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 19 mi · 1 sites
- Divide Forks Campground · USDA Forest Service · 19 mi
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