Local favourite lake · McKinley, New Mexico
Brown Tank
Brown Tank is a lake in McKinley, New Mexico.
Brown 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 Brown 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 Brown Tank — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 35.54419, -107.59478. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Brown Tank
- Mount Taylor · viewpoint · Cibola · ~42 km · Must-see
- Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~48 km · Must-see
- Guadalupe ruins · fort · Sandoval · ~53 km · Must-see
- Cabezon Peak · sanctuary · Sandoval · ~57 km · Must-see
- Pueblo Pintado · fort · McKinley · ~61 km · Must-see
- Mesa Prieta · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~63 km · Must-see
- Eagle Mesa · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~66 km · Must-see
- Roy T. Herman's Garage · attraction · McKinley · ~74 km · Must-see
- Fajada Gap · viewpoint · San Juan · ~75 km · Must-see
- Laguna Techillas · lake · McKinley · ~10 km
- White Mesa · viewpoint · McKinley · ~11 km
- Cerro Alesna · viewpoint · McKinley · ~11 km
- El Dado Peak · viewpoint · McKinley · ~12 km
- Mesa Sarcio · viewpoint · McKinley · ~12 km
- San Miguel Creek Dome · viewpoint · McKinley · ~15 km
- Leopoldo Diversion Dam · lake · McKinley · ~16 km
- El Dado Mesa · viewpoint · McKinley · ~18 km
- Mesita Gato · viewpoint · McKinley · ~18 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brown Tank
- Jemez Canyon Dam · lake · Sandoval · ~120 km · Must-see
- Isleta Diversion Dam · lake · Valencia · ~136 km · Must-see
- Cochiti Lake · lake · Sandoval · ~146 km · Must-see
- Cochiti Dam · lake · Sandoval · ~146 km · Must-see
- Laguna Techillas · lake · McKinley · ~10 km
- Leopoldo Diversion Dam · lake · McKinley · ~16 km
- Zia Storage Reservoir Dam · lake · McKinley · ~19 km
- Cayadito Dam · lake · McKinley · ~21 km
- San Lucas Dam · lake · McKinley · ~21 km
- Chico Detention Dam Number Two · lake · McKinley · ~24 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Brown Tank?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Brown Tank?
Nearby: Mount Taylor (viewpoint, 42 km), Haystack Mountain (viewpoint, 48 km), Guadalupe ruins (fort, 53 km), Cabezon Peak (sanctuary, 57 km), Pueblo Pintado (fort, 61 km), Mesa Prieta (viewpoint, 63 km).