Local favourite lake · Ahumada, Chihuahua
El Rayo
El Rayo is a lake in Ahumada, Chihuahua.
El Rayo: 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 Rayo
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 Rayo — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 29.93690, -105.94439. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near El Rayo
- Puerto de Ponce · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~18 km
- Puerto de las Escaramuzas · viewpoint · Municipio de Chihuahua · ~31 km
- Cañón El Sacrificio · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~56 km
- Cañón La Sierra · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~59 km
- Aguila · fort · Municipio de Chihuahua · ~64 km
- Cañón El Álamo · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~67 km
- C. El Capulín · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~68 km
- Antiguo Paradero Moctezuma · fort · Ahumada · ~70 km
- Cañada El Toro · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~71 km
- Cañón El Venado · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~73 km
- Cañón El Tanquecito · viewpoint · Coyame del Sotol · ~73 km
- El Junco · lake · Ahumada · ~1 km
- El Gavilán · lake · Ahumada · ~3 km
- Sierra El Rayo · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~7 km
- El Cuatro · lake · Ahumada · ~13 km
- Sierra Ponce (ås) · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~14 km
- Loma El Borrego (kulle i Mexiko, Chihuahua) · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~14 km
- Sierra Nevarña · viewpoint · Ahumada · ~15 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near El Rayo
- El Junco · lake · Ahumada · ~1 km
- El Gavilán · lake · Ahumada · ~3 km
- El Cuatro · lake · Ahumada · ~13 km
- Don Lupe · lake · Ahumada · ~16 km
- El Uno · lake · Coyame del Sotol · ~26 km
- Lago los Matreros · lake · Ahumada · ~27 km
- La Herradura · lake · Ahumada · ~29 km
- Bordo de Enmedio · lake · Municipio de Chihuahua · ~32 km
- El Mezquite · lake · Ahumada · ~32 km
- El Acebuche · lake · Municipio de Chihuahua · ~33 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit El Rayo?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near El Rayo?
Nearby: Puerto de Ponce (viewpoint, 18 km), Puerto de las Escaramuzas (viewpoint, 31 km), Cañón El Sacrificio (viewpoint, 56 km), Cañón La Sierra (viewpoint, 59 km), Aguila (fort, 64 km), Cañón El Álamo (viewpoint, 67 km).