Point Tank

Point 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 Point 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 Point Tank — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.04146, -108.34033. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Point Tank

• Copperas Peak · viewpoint · Grant · ~19 km · Must-see
• Gila Wilderness · sanctuary · Catron · ~25 km · Must-see
• Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument · sanctuary · Catron · ~28 km · Must-see
• H B Ailman House Historic Site · attraction · Grant · ~38 km · Must-see
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · church · Grant · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mogollon Baldy Peak · viewpoint · Catron · ~44 km · Must-see
• Gila National Forest · sanctuary · Catron · ~47 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~49 km · Must-see
• Center Baldy · viewpoint · Catron · ~50 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Baldy · viewpoint · Catron · ~53 km · Must-see
• Indian Peak · viewpoint · Catron · ~54 km · Must-see
• Snow Lake Dam · lake · Catron · ~55 km · Must-see
• Aldo Leopold Wilderness · sanctuary · Grant · ~55 km · Must-see
• McKnight Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~57 km · Must-see
• Grouse Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bear Canyon Spring · viewpoint · Catron · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mud Spring · lake · Sierra · ~69 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Point Tank

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Point Tank

• Snow Lake Dam · lake · Catron · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mud Spring · lake · Sierra · ~69 km · Must-see
• Percha Diversion Dam · lake · Sierra · ~121 km · Must-see
• Caballo Lake · lake · Sierra · ~123 km · Must-see
• Caballo Dam · lake · Sierra · ~123 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte Dam · lake · Sierra · ~135 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte Lake · lake · Sierra · ~138 km · Must-see
• Luna Lake · lake · Apache · ~140 km · Must-see
• Luna Lake · lake · Catron · ~140 km · Must-see
• Ackre Lake · lake · Greenlee · ~141 km · Must-see

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