Local favourite lake · Ahumada, Chihuahua
El Gavilán
El Gavilán is a lake in Ahumada, Chihuahua.
El Gavilán: 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 Gavilán
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 Gavilán — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 29.92617, -105.92388. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near El Gavilán
- Puerto de Ponce · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~21 km
- Puerto de las Escaramuzas · viewpoint · Municipio de Chihuahua · ~31 km
- Cañón El Sacrificio · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~54 km
- Cañón La Sierra · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~57 km
- Cañón El Álamo · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~64 km
- Aguila · fort · Municipio de Chihuahua · ~65 km
- Cañada El Toro · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~68 km
- Cañón El Venado · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~70 km
- Cañón El Tanquecito · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~70 km
- C. El Capulín · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~71 km
- Antiguo Paradero Moctezuma · fort · Ahumada · ~73 km
- El Junco · lake · Ahumada · ~2 km
- El Rayo · lake · Ahumada · ~3 km
- Sierra El Rayo · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~6 km
- Sierra Nevarña · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~13 km
- Cerrito de la Cruz · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~13 km
- El Cuatro · lake · Ahumada · ~13 km
- Sierra La Bolsa · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~13 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near El Gavilán
- El Junco · lake · Ahumada · ~2 km
- El Rayo · lake · Ahumada · ~3 km
- El Cuatro · lake · Ahumada · ~13 km
- Don Lupe · lake · Ahumada · ~14 km
- El Uno · lake · Coyame del Sotol · ~23 km
- Lago los Matreros · lake · Ahumada · ~29 km
- El Salado · lake · Coyame del Sotol · ~30 km
- Bordo de Enmedio · lake · Municipio de Chihuahua · ~31 km
- El Saladito · lake · Coyame del Sotol · ~32 km
- La Herradura · lake · Ahumada · ~32 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit El Gavilán?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near El Gavilán?
Nearby: Puerto de Ponce (viewpoint, 21 km), Puerto de las Escaramuzas (viewpoint, 31 km), Cañón El Sacrificio (viewpoint, 54 km), Cañón La Sierra (viewpoint, 57 km), Cañón El Álamo (viewpoint, 64 km), Aguila (fort, 65 km).