El Muerto

El Muerto: 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 El Muerto

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 El Muerto — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 25.27777, -99.04939. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near El Muerto

• Embalse Cerro Prieto · lake · Linares · ~70 km · Must-see
• Puerto Las Pintas · viewpoint · Burgos · ~43 km
• Cascada "Las Golondrinas" · waterfall · Miguel Alemán · ~53 km
• Cañón El Zopilote · viewpoint · Burgos · ~61 km
• Cueva el Salitre · cave · San Nicolás · ~62 km
• Puerto Juan Perez · viewpoint · General Terán · ~64 km
• Puerto Las Tijeras · viewpoint · Montemorelos · ~65 km
• Cueva Tío Marcos · cave · San Nicolás · ~65 km
• Cañón La Noria · viewpoint · Burgos · ~67 km
• Puerto El Ebanito · viewpoint · General Terán · ~69 km
• Cañón El Aguamiel · viewpoint · San Nicolás · ~71 km
• Presa León · lake · Montemorelos · ~73 km
• Cañón El Tigre · viewpoint · Burgos · ~74 km
• Cañón El Bronce · viewpoint · San Nicolás · ~75 km
• Monte de Huma · lake · Burgos · ~5 km
• Retamitas · lake · Burgos · ~6 km
• Bordo Tamitas · lake · Burgos · ~9 km
• La Purísima · lake · Burgos · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of El Muerto

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near El Muerto

• Embalse Cerro Prieto · lake · Linares · ~70 km · Must-see
• Presa León · lake · Montemorelos · ~73 km
• Anzalduas Dam · lake · Texas · ~149 km
• Monte de Huma · lake · Burgos · ~5 km
• Retamitas · lake · Burgos · ~6 km
• Bordo Tamitas · lake · Burgos · ~9 km
• La Purísima · lake · Burgos · ~13 km
• Potreritos · lake · Burgos · ~13 km
• Presa Nueva · lake · Burgos · ~14 km
• El Hallazgo · lake · Burgos · ~17 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Tamaulipas

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