Local favourite lake · Hidalgo, New Mexico
Border Tank
Border Tank is a lake in Hidalgo, New Mexico.
Border 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 Border 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 Border Tank — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 31.70760, -108.21810. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Border Tank
- Zeller Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~22 km · Must-see
- Big Hatchet Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~24 km · Must-see
- Playas Lake · lake · Hidalgo · ~49 km · Must-see
- Elephant Butte · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~53 km · Must-see
- Whitmire Pass · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~59 km · Must-see
- Big Hatchet Mountains Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Hidalgo · ~20 km
- Apache Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~20 km
- New Well Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~21 km
- Hachita Valley · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~21 km
- Flat Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~30 km
- Little Top Hat Butte · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~31 km
- Hachita Historic Marker · fort · Grant · ~32 km
- Valiente Peak · viewpoint · Luna · ~33 km
- Flying W Mountain · viewpoint · Luna · ~33 km
- Hachita Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~33 km
- Lalacha Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~34 km
- Carrizalillo Hills · viewpoint · Luna · ~35 km
- Johnson Mountain · viewpoint · Luna · ~35 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Border Tank
- Playas Lake · lake · Hidalgo · ~49 km · Must-see
- Palomas Draw Number Nine Dam · lake · Luna · ~42 km
- Palomas Red Hill Dam · lake · Luna · ~42 km
- Palomas Draw Retention Dam Number 8 · lake · Luna · ~45 km
- Palomas Draw Number Eight Dam · lake · Luna · ~46 km
- Palomas Draw Retention Dam Number 7 · lake · Luna · ~46 km
- Miller-Gibson Dam Number 3 · lake · Luna · ~52 km
- Miller-Gibson Detention Dam Number 1 · lake · Luna · ~52 km
- Miller-Gibson Dam Number 4 · lake · Luna · ~55 km
- Miller-Gibson Detention Dam Number 2 · lake · Luna · ~57 km
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Frequently asked
Is Border Tank full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Border Tank yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Border Tank?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Border Tank?
Nearby: Zeller Peak (viewpoint, 22 km), Big Hatchet Peak (viewpoint, 24 km), Playas Lake (lake, 49 km), Elephant Butte (viewpoint, 53 km), Whitmire Pass (viewpoint, 59 km), Big Hatchet Mountains Wilderness Study Area (sanctuary, 20 km).