Local favourite lake · Chaves, New Mexico
Fivemile Tank
Fivemile Tank is a lake in Chaves, New Mexico.
Fivemile 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 Fivemile 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 Fivemile Tank — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 33.79953, -104.56970. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Fivemile Tank
- Roswell Museum and Art Center · museum · Chaves · ~55 km · Must-see
- Two Rivers Dam North Dam · lake · Chaves · ~72 km · Must-see
- Round Top · viewpoint · Chaves · ~12 km
- Panther Hill · viewpoint · Chaves · ~28 km
- Mesa and Pecos Valley Historical Marker · park · Chaves · ~29 km
- Owl Cave · cave · De Baca · ~30 km
- Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · Chaves · ~32 km
- Salt Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Chaves · ~33 km
- Diamond Cave · cave · De Baca · ~35 km
- La Espiata Peak · viewpoint · Chaves · ~41 km
- Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · Chaves · ~42 km
- Little Haystack · viewpoint · Chaves · ~42 km
- Haystack Butte · viewpoint · Chaves · ~43 km
- Round Mountain · viewpoint · Chaves · ~44 km
- La Espia Peak · viewpoint · De Baca · ~47 km
- Cedar Hill · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~49 km
- Bitter Lake Number Four Dam · lake · Chaves · ~50 km
- Bitter Lake Number Three Dam · lake · Chaves · ~50 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fivemile Tank
- Two Rivers Dam North Dam · lake · Chaves · ~72 km · Must-see
- Two Rivers Dam South Dam · lake · Chaves · ~76 km · Must-see
- Sumner Dam · lake · De Baca · ~114 km · Must-see
- Sumner Lake State Park · lake · De Baca · ~115 km · Must-see
- Bonito Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~143 km · Must-see
- Bitter Lake Number Four Dam · lake · Chaves · ~50 km
- Bitter Lake Number Three Dam · lake · Chaves · ~50 km
- Bitter Lake Number Five Dam · lake · Chaves · ~52 km
- Bitter Lake Number 6 Dam · lake · Chaves · ~54 km
- Garrod Dam · lake · Chaves · ~54 km
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Frequently asked
Is Fivemile Tank full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Fivemile Tank yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Fivemile Tank?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Fivemile Tank?
Nearby: Roswell Museum and Art Center (museum, 55 km), Two Rivers Dam North Dam (lake, 72 km), Round Top (viewpoint, 12 km), Panther Hill (viewpoint, 28 km), Mesa and Pecos Valley Historical Marker (park, 29 km), Owl Cave (cave, 30 km).