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Anderson Lake

169 m554 ft
Area
3.84 km²
Tonight
46°FClear · Wind 2–7 mph N

Anderson Lake is a lake at 169 m above sea level in California, United States, 3.84 km² in area and 9.5 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
169 m
Length
9.5 km
Shoreline
30.5 km
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Lake

Anderson Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

9.5 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
30.5 km≈7¾ h to walk around
3D map

Anderson Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 11.5 × 11.5 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Anderson Lake terrain and contours

50 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Anderson Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Anderson Lake weather

Tonight · Clear · 46°F (8°C) · Wind 2–7 mph N

Anderson Lake forecast for about 247 m.

  • Tonight46°–2–7 mph N
  • Sat48°73°–5 mph NW
  • Sun48°76°–5 mph S
  • Mon45°73°–0–8 mph NW
  • Tue45°71°–2–6 mph NW
  • Wed47°72°1%1–5 mph WNW
  • Thu47°70°15%0–6 mph NW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 21:51 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Anderson Lake

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Anderson Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    1.0 km SW

    +2 more within 1.1 km

  • Nearest trailhead

    Coyote Creek Trail

    2.5 km WSW

  • Nearest campsite

    HQ Horse Camp

    6.6 km ENE · +2 more within 6.8 km

  • Nearest caravan site

    Parkway Lakes RV Park

    7.0 km W · +1 more within 7.2 km

All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking1.0 km SW
Parking1.0 km WSW
Parking1.1 km S
Coyote Creek TrailTrailhead2.5 km WSW
HQ Horse CampCampsite6.6 km ENE
Yerba Buena CampCampsite6.6 km ENE
Headquarters CampgroundCampsite6.8 km ENE
Parkway Lakes RV ParkCaravan site7.0 km W
Maple Leaf RV ParkCaravan site7.2 km S
Slope

Slope

Share of the 11.5 × 11.5 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 55% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
54.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
36.6%
Steep, 30–45°
8.7%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.1%
Steeper than 30°
8.8% of the 132 km² view
Relief in view
805 m low point 94 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 41.5%Trees 38.5%Built-up 12.6%Cropland 4.8%Water 1.1%Bare rock / sparse 0.8%Shrubland 0.7%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 5.7 km; 1,079 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Wild Turkey218
  • Pacific poison oak210
  • Coast live oak205
  • California bay182
  • California buckeye181
  • Acorn Woodpecker142
Where it sits

Where Anderson Lake sits

Region
California152United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Anderson Lake downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-26)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia