Distance

0.4 mi to summit

0.7 mi total

Elevation

6,810 ft start

Vertical

400 ft gain

Time

25 min to summit

40 min total

Tank Mtn is in the Mesa Mountains, northeast of Aztec. This is gas/oil country so lots of roads, platforms and service vehicles in the area. Access to the mountain is off US-550, north of Aztec. Turn onto Road 2770, (blue sign) and stay on it as it heads east towards Hart Mtn then changes directions heading north. At a fork in the road (N36.9231, 107.8045) go left on a road that squirts along the eastside of Tank Mtn to a junction where you go left followed by another left shortly afterwards that gets you to a well platform on the northside of the mountain. From there, bushwhack up the mountain to the highpoint, marked with a cairn, benchmark and a summit log.

Obstacles

bushwhacking

Key gear

trekking poles, GPS device