Local favourite lake · Sierra, New Mexico
Flat Tank
Flat Tank is a lake in Sierra, New Mexico.
Flat 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 Flat 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 Flat Tank — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 33.46540, -107.86648. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Flat Tank
- Spring Canyon · viewpoint · Socorro · ~38 km · Must-see
- Mud Spring · lake · Sierra · ~41 km · Must-see
- Black Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~44 km · Must-see
- Aldo Leopold Wilderness · sanctuary · Grant · ~46 km · Must-see
- West Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Socorro · ~56 km · Must-see
- Gila National Forest · sanctuary · Catron · ~56 km · Must-see
- Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument · sanctuary · Catron · ~56 km · Must-see
- McKnight Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~57 km · Must-see
- Apache Kid Wilderness · sanctuary · Socorro · ~58 km · Must-see
- Copperas Peak · viewpoint · Grant · ~63 km · Must-see
- Gila Wilderness · sanctuary · Catron · ~72 km · Must-see
- Snow Lake Dam · lake · Catron · ~73 km · Must-see
- Kline Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~6 km
- Boiler Peak · viewpoint · Sierra · ~7 km
- Sawmill Peak · viewpoint · Sierra · ~7 km
- Taylor Peak · viewpoint · Sierra · ~10 km
- Tin Tank Number Two · lake · Catron · ~11 km
- Franks Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~13 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Flat Tank
- Mud Spring · lake · Sierra · ~41 km · Must-see
- Snow Lake Dam · lake · Catron · ~73 km · Must-see
- Elephant Butte Lake · lake · Sierra · ~86 km · Must-see
- Elephant Butte Dam · lake · Sierra · ~89 km · Must-see
- Caballo Lake · lake · Sierra · ~101 km · Must-see
- Percha Diversion Dam · lake · Sierra · ~102 km · Must-see
- Caballo Dam · lake · Sierra · ~103 km · Must-see
- Engle Lake · lake · Sierra · ~103 km · Must-see
- Jornada Lakes · lake · Sierra · ~110 km · Must-see
- Wetback Tank · lake · Sierra · ~124 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Flat Tank full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Flat Tank yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Flat Tank?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Flat Tank?
Nearby: Spring Canyon (viewpoint, 38 km), Mud Spring (lake, 41 km), Black Mountain (viewpoint, 44 km), Aldo Leopold Wilderness (sanctuary, 46 km), West Blue Mountain (viewpoint, 56 km), Gila National Forest (sanctuary, 56 km).