Local favourite lake · Catron, New Mexico
Sunflower Lake
Sunflower Lake is a lake in Catron, New Mexico.
Sunflower Lake: 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 Sunflower Lake
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 Sunflower Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 34.37523, -107.98873. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Sunflower Lake
- Lightning Field · attraction · Catron · ~23 km · Must-see
- Alegres Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~38 km · Must-see
- Very Large Array · attraction · Socorro · ~59 km · Must-see
- El Malpais National Monument · sanctuary · Cibola · ~68 km · Must-see
- Monument Rock · viewpoint · Catron · ~9 km
- Third Canyon Mesa · viewpoint · Catron · ~10 km
- Lone Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~11 km
- Castle Dome · viewpoint · Catron · ~12 km
- Capital Dome · viewpoint · Catron · ~12 km
- Madre Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~16 km
- Red Peak · viewpoint · Catron · ~16 km
- White Mesa · viewpoint · Catron · ~18 km
- Cal Ship Mesa · viewpoint · Catron · ~22 km
- Cox Peak · viewpoint · Catron · ~26 km
- Taylor Hills · viewpoint · Catron · ~30 km
- Bell Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~30 km
- Blue Mesa · viewpoint · Catron · ~30 km
- Bailey Butte · viewpoint · Catron · ~32 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sunflower Lake
- Zuni Salt Lake · lake · Catron · ~90 km · Must-see
- Nelson Dam · lake · Apache · ~145 km · Must-see
- Snow Lake Dam · lake · Catron · ~146 km · Must-see
- Luna Lake · lake · Apache · ~148 km · Must-see
- Luna Lake · lake · Catron · ~148 km · Must-see
- Hulsey Lake Dam · lake · Apache · ~148 km · Must-see
- Gabaldon Lake · lake · Catron · ~58 km
- Upper Boulder Detention Dam · lake · Cibola · ~66 km
- Quemado Lake · lake · Catron · ~67 km
- Quemado Dam · lake · Catron · ~67 km
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Frequently asked
Is Sunflower Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Sunflower Lake yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Sunflower Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Sunflower Lake?
Nearby: Lightning Field (attraction, 23 km), Alegres Mountain (viewpoint, 38 km), Very Large Array (attraction, 59 km), El Malpais National Monument (sanctuary, 68 km), Monument Rock (viewpoint, 9 km), Third Canyon Mesa (viewpoint, 10 km).