Heller Tank

Heller 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 Heller 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 Heller Tank — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.49059, -107.38699. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Heller Tank

• Guadalupe ruins · fort · Sandoval · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cabezon Peak · sanctuary · Sandoval · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mesa Prieta · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Taylor · viewpoint · Cibola · ~43 km · Must-see
• La Mesita Blanca · viewpoint · Bernalillo · ~58 km · Must-see
• Eagle Mesa · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~61 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~66 km · Must-see
• Dirty Point · viewpoint · Cibola · ~70 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Pintado · fort · McKinley · ~75 km · Must-see
• Cerro Colorado · viewpoint · McKinley · ~4 km
• Cerro del Durazno · viewpoint · McKinley · ~7 km
• Cerro Montoso · viewpoint · McKinley · ~7 km
• Cerro Chavez · viewpoint · McKinley · ~7 km
• El Dado Mesa · viewpoint · McKinley · ~9 km
• Mesa Cortada · viewpoint · McKinley · ~11 km
• Mesa de la Vereda Piedra Blanca · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~12 km
• Ignacio Chavez Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · McKinley · ~13 km
• Cerros De Alejandro · viewpoint · McKinley · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Heller Tank

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• Lagunita · lake · McKinley · ~18 km
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