Section Six Tank

Section Six 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 Section Six 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 Section Six Tank — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.38975, -108.46258. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Section Six Tank

• Fort Wingate Historical Marker · fort · McKinley · ~14 km · Must-see
• Roy T. Herman's Garage · attraction · McKinley · ~27 km · Must-see
• El Morro National Monument · sanctuary · Cibola · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Sedgwick · viewpoint · Cibola · ~51 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bandera Volcano Ice Cave · cave · Cibola · ~70 km · Must-see
• Barometer Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~6 km
• McGaffey Lake Dam · lake · McKinley · ~6 km
• McGaffey Camp and Picnic Grounds · park · McKinley · ~7 km
• Aspen Drop Structure · lake · McKinley · ~9 km
• Continental Divide Historical Marker · sanctuary · McKinley · ~18 km
• Nutria Spring · lake · McKinley · ~18 km
• The Rincon · viewpoint · Cibola · ~18 km
• Red Mesa · viewpoint · McKinley · ~19 km
• Continental Divide Historical Marker · park · McKinley · ~21 km
• Mexican Hill · viewpoint · McKinley · ~21 km
• Thurlow Tank · lake · McKinley · ~21 km
• Mesa Butte · viewpoint · McKinley · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Section Six Tank

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Section Six Tank

• Red Lake · lake · McKinley · ~100 km · Must-see
• Todacheene Dam · lake · San Juan · ~109 km · Must-see
• Zuni Salt Lake · lake · Catron · ~135 km · Must-see
• McGaffey Lake Dam · lake · McKinley · ~6 km
• Aspen Drop Structure · lake · McKinley · ~9 km
• Nutria Spring · lake · McKinley · ~18 km
• Thurlow Tank · lake · McKinley · ~21 km
• Rice Park Dam · lake · Cibola · ~30 km
• Mariano Lake Dam · lake · McKinley · ~32 km
• Mariano Lake · lake · McKinley · ~32 km

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