Local favourite lake · McKinley, New Mexico
Blanton Tank
Blanton Tank is a lake in McKinley, New Mexico.
Blanton 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 Blanton 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 Blanton Tank — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 35.66752, -107.65783. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Blanton Tank
- Pueblo Pintado · fort · McKinley · ~43 km · Must-see
- Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~54 km · Must-see
- Fajada Gap · viewpoint · San Juan · ~57 km · Must-see
- Eagle Mesa · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~59 km · Must-see
- Mount Taylor · viewpoint · Cibola · ~60 km · Must-see
- Tsin Kletsin · fort · San Juan · ~61 km · Must-see
- Guadalupe ruins · fort · Sandoval · ~64 km · Must-see
- Casa Rinconada · fort · San Juan · ~64 km · Must-see
- Cabezon Peak · sanctuary · Sandoval · ~64 km · Must-see
- Kin Kletso · fort · San Juan · ~66 km · Must-see
- Mesa Prieta · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~74 km · Must-see
- Roy T. Herman's Garage · attraction · McKinley · ~74 km · Must-see
- Laguna Techillas · lake · McKinley · ~10 km
- Mesita Americana · viewpoint · McKinley · ~10 km
- Lone Pine Tree Hill · viewpoint · McKinley · ~12 km
- Mesa Pueblo · viewpoint · McKinley · ~13 km
- Mesa Alta · viewpoint · McKinley · ~16 km
- Cayadito Dam · lake · McKinley · ~17 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blanton Tank
- Jemez Canyon Dam · lake · Sandoval · ~131 km · Must-see
- Laguna Techillas · lake · McKinley · ~10 km
- Cayadito Dam · lake · McKinley · ~17 km
- Zia Storage Reservoir Dam · lake · McKinley · ~22 km
- Chico Detention Dam Number Two · lake · McKinley · ~25 km
- Leopoldo Diversion Dam · lake · McKinley · ~33 km
- Ambrosia Lake · lake · McKinley · ~37 km
- San Lucas Dam · lake · McKinley · ~37 km
- Pinon Canyon Dam Number One · lake · McKinley · ~40 km
- E Montoya Dam Number Nine · lake · Sandoval · ~41 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Blanton Tank?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Blanton Tank?
Nearby: Pueblo Pintado (fort, 43 km), Haystack Mountain (viewpoint, 54 km), Fajada Gap (viewpoint, 57 km), Eagle Mesa (viewpoint, 59 km), Mount Taylor (viewpoint, 60 km), Tsin Kletsin (fort, 61 km).