Hip Tank

Hip Tank: 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 Hip Tank

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 Hip Tank — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.48596, -105.14717. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hip Tank

• 10,000 Year Clock · attraction · Culberson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Little Round Top · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sierra Blanca · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~47 km · Must-see
• El Capitan · viewpoint · Otero · ~64 km · Must-see
• El Capitan · viewpoint · Culberson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe Pass (Texas) · viewpoint · Eddy · ~65 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe Peak · viewpoint · Culberson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Shumard Peak · viewpoint · Otero · ~67 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe Mountains National Park · sanctuary · Culberson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bush Mountain · viewpoint · Culberson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Bush Mountain · viewpoint · Otero · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hunter Peak · viewpoint · Eddy · ~70 km · Must-see
• Black Knobs · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~27 km
• Apache Peak · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~28 km
• Diablo Rim · viewpoint · Culberson · ~29 km
• Cave Peak · cave · Culberson · ~32 km
• Sierra Diablo Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Culberson · ~35 km
• Dome Peak · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~35 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hip Tank

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hip Tank

• Lee Detention Dam · lake · Otero · ~99 km
• Cornucopia Diversion Dam · lake · Otero · ~123 km
• Levinson Reservoir · lake · Jeff Davis · ~133 km
• Riverside Diversion Dam · lake · El Paso · ~142 km
• Hartnet Tank · lake · Hudspeth · ~5 km
• 9 Section Tank · lake · Hudspeth · ~8 km
• North Norton Tank · lake · Hudspeth · ~9 km
• Flat Bottom Tank · lake · Hudspeth · ~9 km
• Twin Tanks · lake · Hudspeth · ~10 km
• Uncle Sammy Tank · lake · Hudspeth · ~11 km

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