Local favourite lake · Socorro, New Mexico
Gibson Tank
Gibson Tank is a lake in Socorro, New Mexico.
Gibson 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 Gibson 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 Gibson Tank — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 34.37207, -107.70407. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Gibson Tank
- Very Large Array · attraction · Socorro · ~42 km · Must-see
- Lightning Field · attraction · Catron · ~50 km · Must-see
- Alegres Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~64 km · Must-see
- Cibola National Forest · sanctuary · Socorro · ~69 km · Must-see
- Ladrón Peak · viewpoint · Socorro · ~72 km · Must-see
- Blue Mesa · viewpoint · Catron · ~5 km
- Cal Ship Mesa · viewpoint · Catron · ~11 km
- Table Mountain · viewpoint · Socorro · ~14 km
- White Mesa · viewpoint · Catron · ~15 km
- D Cross Mountain · viewpoint · Socorro · ~15 km
- Bell Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~16 km
- Tres Hermanos Peaks · viewpoint · Socorro · ~22 km
- Madre Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~24 km
- Middle Mesa · viewpoint · Catron · ~24 km
- Indian Mesa · viewpoint · Socorro · ~25 km
- Third Canyon Mesa · viewpoint · Catron · ~26 km
- Wiley Mesa · viewpoint · Socorro · ~26 km
- White Peak · viewpoint · Socorro · ~27 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gibson Tank
- Zuni Salt Lake · lake · Catron · ~123 km · Must-see
- Isleta Diversion Dam · lake · Valencia · ~138 km · Must-see
- Upper Boulder Detention Dam · lake · Cibola · ~47 km
- Seis-Wilson Detention Dam Number 1 · lake · Cibola · ~57 km
- Pronto Detention Dam · lake · Cibola · ~59 km
- Petaca Pinta Dam · lake · Cibola · ~59 km
- Lucy W Detention Dam · lake · Cibola · ~63 km
- Seis-wilson Detention Dam Number 2 · lake · Cibola · ~65 km
- T X Diversion Dam Number Three · lake · Cibola · ~66 km
- T X Detention Dike Number 1 · lake · Cibola · ~67 km
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Frequently asked
Is Gibson Tank full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Gibson Tank yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Gibson Tank?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Gibson Tank?
Nearby: Very Large Array (attraction, 42 km), Lightning Field (attraction, 50 km), Alegres Mountain (viewpoint, 64 km), Cibola National Forest (sanctuary, 69 km), Ladrón Peak (viewpoint, 72 km), Blue Mesa (viewpoint, 5 km).