Local favourite lake · Socorro, New Mexico
Blue Mesa Tank
Blue Mesa Tank is a lake in Socorro, New Mexico.
Blue Mesa 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 Blue Mesa 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 Blue Mesa Tank — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 34.40941, -107.69135. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Blue Mesa Tank
- Very Large Array · attraction · Socorro · ~47 km · Must-see
- Lightning Field · attraction · Catron · ~50 km · Must-see
- Cibola National Forest · sanctuary · Socorro · ~67 km · Must-see
- Alegres Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~67 km · Must-see
- Ladrón Peak · viewpoint · Socorro · ~70 km · Must-see
- El Malpais National Monument · sanctuary · Cibola · ~71 km · Must-see
- Blue Mesa · viewpoint · Catron · ~4 km
- D Cross Mountain · viewpoint · Socorro · ~10 km
- Table Mountain · viewpoint · Socorro · ~12 km
- Bell Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~13 km
- Cal Ship Mesa · viewpoint · Catron · ~14 km
- White Mesa · viewpoint · Catron · ~18 km
- Tres Hermanos Peaks · viewpoint · Socorro · ~18 km
- Middle Mesa · viewpoint · Catron · ~19 km
- Wiley Mesa · viewpoint · Socorro · ~21 km
- Tres Hermanos Mesa · viewpoint · Socorro · ~23 km
- Techado Mesa · viewpoint · Catron · ~23 km
- White Peak · viewpoint · Socorro · ~24 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blue Mesa Tank
- Zuni Salt Lake · lake · Catron · ~124 km · Must-see
- Isleta Diversion Dam · lake · Valencia · ~134 km · Must-see
- Upper Boulder Detention Dam · lake · Cibola · ~42 km
- Seis-Wilson Detention Dam Number 1 · lake · Cibola · ~52 km
- Petaca Pinta Dam · lake · Cibola · ~54 km
- Pronto Detention Dam · lake · Cibola · ~54 km
- Lucy W Detention Dam · lake · Cibola · ~58 km
- Seis-wilson Detention Dam Number 2 · lake · Cibola · ~60 km
- T X Diversion Dam Number Three · lake · Cibola · ~61 km
- T X Detention Dike Number 1 · lake · Cibola · ~62 km
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Frequently asked
Is Blue Mesa Tank full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Blue Mesa Tank yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Blue Mesa Tank?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Blue Mesa Tank?
Nearby: Very Large Array (attraction, 47 km), Lightning Field (attraction, 50 km), Cibola National Forest (sanctuary, 67 km), Alegres Mountain (viewpoint, 67 km), Ladrón Peak (viewpoint, 70 km), El Malpais National Monument (sanctuary, 71 km).