USDA Forest Service · California
Bottchers Gap
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Elevation
- 2,113 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)
- Access road
- BOTTCHERS CG. (NFSR 18S05A) · asphalt · moderate degree of user comfort
About
US Forest Service campground. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 45° | 33° | 66° | 0 of 11 |
| February | 53° | 43° | 34° | 71° | 0 of 11 |
| March | 55° | 44° | 36° | 74° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 56° | 44° | 38° | 70° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 59° | 47° | 43° | 69° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 64° | 50° | 45° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 69° | 53° | 49° | 77° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 70° | 54° | 50° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 53° | 49° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 65° | 51° | 43° | 82° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 59° | 48° | 36° | 70° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 55° | 45° | 35° | 70° | 0 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.
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- Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park · California State Parks · 16 mi
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