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Dodd · 502 m · 3.5 km SE
Lake · England

Bassenthwaite Lake

68 m223 ft
Area
4.96 km²
Max depth
21 m
Tonight
5°CPartly cloudy · Wind 17 km/h W

Bassenthwaite Lake is a lake at 68 m above sea level in England, United Kingdom, 4.96 km² in area and 6.2 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
68 m
Length
6.2 km
Shoreline
19.8 km
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Lake

Bassenthwaite Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

6.2 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
19.8 km≈5 h to walk around
3D map

Bassenthwaite Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 8.2 × 8.2 km

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Topographic map

Bassenthwaite Lake terrain and contours

25 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 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 125 mShowing west → east through the centre

Bassenthwaite Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Bassenthwaite Lake weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 5°C (41°F) · Wind 17 km/h W

Bassenthwaite Lake forecast for about 68 m.

  • Tonight5°–17 km/h W
  • Today6°12°25.4 mm72 km/h SW
  • Sun8°10°4.5 mm58 km/h W
  • Mon7°14°9.1 mm44 km/h SW
  • Tue9°13°11.2 mm41 km/h SW
  • Wed9°12°2.8 mm31 km/h SW
  • Thu7°12°–13 km/h SE
  • Fri10°13°10.0 mm20 km/h S
  • Sat6°10°2.6 mm22 km/h SE
  • Sun6°8°0.5 mm19 km/h NW

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Bassenthwaite Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.6 km SSW

    +2 more within 1.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Bassenthwaite Lakeside Lodges

    1.2 km N · +2 more within 3.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Lanefoot Farm

    4.8 km SSE · +2 more within 6.7 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking0.6 km SSW
Parking1.0 km SSW
Bassenthwaite Lakeside LodgesCaravan site1.2 km N
Woodend Brow Car ParkParking1.6 km S
Trafford Caravan ParkCaravan site2.7 km NNE
Herdwick Croft Caravan ParkCaravan site3.5 km NNW
Lanefoot FarmCampsite4.8 km SSE
Hope Memorial CampCampsite5.6 km SSE
Linskeldfield Farm CampingCampsite6.7 km NW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 8.2 × 8.2 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 68% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
67.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
26.5%
Steep, 30–45°
5.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
5.8% of the 67 km² view
Relief in view
730 m low point 63 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 66.1%Trees 25.7%Water 7.5%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4.1 km of Bassenthwaite Lake.

NESW2 km5 km12345
Summit list 5
  1. 1Ullock Pike690 m 2.9 km E
  2. 2Lord's Seat552 m 3.1 km SSW
  3. 3Long Side734 m 3.4 km ESE
  4. 4Ullister Hill525 m 3.4 km S
  5. 5Carl Side747 m 4.1 km ESE
Where it sits

Where Bassenthwaite Lake sits

Range
Lake District28
Region
England120United Kingdom371Europe2,143
Protected area
Lake District National Park27
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Lake District 6
See all 28 in the Lake District →
Downloads

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-15)
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)
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia