El Mosco

El Mosco: 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 Mosco

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 Mosco — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.92586, -110.21425. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near El Mosco

• Montezuma Canyon · viewpoint · Cochise · ~59 km · Must-see
• Coronado National Memorial · sanctuary · Cochise · ~59 km · Must-see
• Coronado Cave · cave · Cochise · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bob Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Cochise · ~62 km · Must-see
• Miller Peak · viewpoint · Cochise · ~66 km · Must-see
• Carr Peak · viewpoint · Cochise · ~69 km · Must-see
• Puerto Figueroa · viewpoint · Cananea · ~3 km
• Cañada Ancha · viewpoint · Cananea · ~9 km
• Cañada El Pinoso · viewpoint · Cananea · ~15 km
• Cerro El Caro · viewpoint · Cananea · ~20 km
• Barranca Aguilar · viewpoint · Bacoachi · ~23 km
• Puerto Tanano · viewpoint · Fronteras · ~31 km
• Cañada El Palmillar · viewpoint · Santa Cruz · ~34 km
• Cerro El Jumate · viewpoint · Santa Cruz · ~36 km
• Cañón Cañas · viewpoint · Bacoachi · ~36 km
• Puerto El Dividido · viewpoint · Bacoachi · ~36 km
• Cañón Hoya Obscura · viewpoint · Bacoachi · ~38 km
• Puerto El Charro · viewpoint · Bacoachi · ~39 km

See everything within a day’s drive of El Mosco

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near El Mosco

• Parker Canyon Lake · lake · Cochise · ~76 km · Must-see
• Patagonia Lake State Park · lake · Santa Cruz · ~110 km · Must-see
• Patagonia Lake · lake · Santa Cruz · ~110 km · Must-see
• Peña Blanca Lake · lake · Santa Cruz · ~123 km · Must-see
• Arivaca Dam · lake · Pima · ~150 km · Must-see
• Parker Canyon Dam · lake · Cochise · ~75 km
• Peña Blanca Dam · lake · Santa Cruz · ~123 km
• Oro Blanco Dam · lake · Santa Cruz · ~150 km
• Número Tres · lake · Cananea · ~3 km
• El Represo · lake · Cananea · ~5 km

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