Local favourite lake · Hidalgo, New Mexico
Pit Tank
Pit Tank is a lake in Hidalgo, New Mexico.
Pit 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 Pit 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 Pit Tank — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 31.48205, -108.73671. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Pit Tank
- Taylor Draw · viewpoint · Cochise · ~16 km · Must-see
- Foster Draw · viewpoint · Cochise · ~16 km · Must-see
- Elephant Butte · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~21 km · Must-see
- Guadalupe Canyon · viewpoint · Cochise · ~36 km · Must-see
- Skeleton Canyon · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~38 km · Must-see
- Whitmire Pass · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~44 km · Must-see
- Big Hatchet Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~45 km · Must-see
- Zeller Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~47 km · Must-see
- Playas Lake · lake · Hidalgo · ~57 km · Must-see
- San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cochise · ~65 km · Must-see
- Black Draw · viewpoint · Cochise · ~66 km · Must-see
- Red Hill · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~6 km
- Center Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~11 km
- Animas Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~15 km
- 7K Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~15 km
- Hilo Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~21 km
- Black Point · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~24 km
- Gillespie Mountain · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~26 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pit Tank
- Playas Lake · lake · Hidalgo · ~57 km · Must-see
- Palomas Draw Number Nine Dam · lake · Luna · ~102 km
- Palomas Draw Retention Dam Number 8 · lake · Luna · ~103 km
- Palomas Draw Number Eight Dam · lake · Luna · ~104 km
- Palomas Red Hill Dam · lake · Luna · ~104 km
- Palomas Draw Retention Dam Number 7 · lake · Luna · ~105 km
- Miller-Gibson Detention Dam Number 1 · lake · Luna · ~118 km
- Miller-Gibson Dam Number 3 · lake · Luna · ~119 km
- Miller-Gibson Dam Number 4 · lake · Luna · ~122 km
- Miller-Gibson Detention Dam Number 2 · lake · Luna · ~124 km
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Frequently asked
Is Pit Tank full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Pit Tank yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Pit Tank?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Pit Tank?
Nearby: Taylor Draw (viewpoint, 16 km), Foster Draw (viewpoint, 16 km), Elephant Butte (viewpoint, 21 km), Guadalupe Canyon (viewpoint, 36 km), Skeleton Canyon (viewpoint, 38 km), Whitmire Pass (viewpoint, 44 km).