Local favourite lake · China, Nuevo León
El Cuchillo
El Cuchillo is a lake in China, Nuevo León.
El Cuchillo: 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 El Cuchillo
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 El Cuchillo — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 25.68952, -99.26759. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near El Cuchillo
- Parque Nacional El Sabinal · sanctuary · Cerralvo · ~71 km · Must-see
- Cascada "Las Golondrinas" · waterfall · Miguel Alemán · ~13 km
- Cerrito Colorado · viewpoint · Los Herreras · ~38 km
- Sierra Papagayos · viewpoint · Doctor González · ~63 km
- Cerro El Panteón · viewpoint · Pesquería · ~71 km
- Puerto Juan Perez · viewpoint · General Terán · ~73 km
- IASD China · church · Miguel Alemán · ~3 km
- Rama China NL · church · Miguel Alemán · ~3 km
- Iglesia de Cristo · church · Miguel Alemán · ~4 km
- El Redentor a las Naciones · church · Miguel Alemán · ~4 km
- Las Lajas · lake · Miguel Alemán · ~8 km
- La Ceja · lake · China · ~11 km
- La Coyota · lake · China · ~14 km
- Chemo · lake · China · ~15 km
- El Mirador · lake · China · ~16 km
- Plaza principal · park · General Bravo · ~18 km
- China Nuevo Leon, Presa "El Cuchillo" · lake · Miguel Alemán · ~18 km
- La Isla · lake · China · ~18 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near El Cuchillo
- Embalse Cerro Prieto · lake · Linares · ~109 km · Must-see
- Presa León · lake · Montemorelos · ~103 km
- Texas No Name Number 54 Dam · lake · Starr · ~108 km
- Soil Conservation Service Site 7 Reservoir · lake · Starr · ~113 km
- Olmitos and Garcias Creeks Watershed SCS Site 6 Dam · lake · Starr · ~116 km
- Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Dam · lake · Starr · ~117 km
- La Joya Dam · lake · Hidalgo · ~124 km
- Penitas Lake Dam · lake · Hidalgo · ~129 km
- Anzalduas Dam · lake · Texas · ~132 km
- Carlson Lake Levee · lake · Hidalgo · ~140 km
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Frequently asked
Is El Cuchillo full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for El Cuchillo yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit El Cuchillo?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near El Cuchillo?
Nearby: Parque Nacional El Sabinal (sanctuary, 71 km), Cascada "Las Golondrinas" (waterfall, 13 km), Cerrito Colorado (viewpoint, 38 km), Sierra Papagayos (viewpoint, 63 km), Cerro El Panteón (viewpoint, 71 km), Puerto Juan Perez (viewpoint, 73 km).