Lake · Arizona

Bear Canyon Lake

2,300 m7,546 ft

Area: 0.22 km²
Tonight: 34°FFair · Wind 6 mph S

Bear Canyon Lake is a lake at 2,300 m above sea level in Arizona, United States, 0.22 km² in area and 1.8 km long.

All facts

Surface elevation: 2,300 m
Length: 1.8 km
Shoreline: 4.8 km

Open the 3D view

Lake

Bear Canyon Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline: 4.8 km≈1¼ h to walk around

3D map

Bear Canyon Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4 × 4 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Bear Canyon Lake terrain and contours

10 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 50 mShowing west → east through the centre

Bear Canyon Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Bear Canyon Lake weather

Tonight · Fair · 34°F (1°C) · 16% chance of precipitation · Wind 6 mph S

Bear Canyon Lake forecast for about 2,289 m.

Tonight34°16%6 mph S
Sat32°49°46%5–9 mph S
Sun30°51°–5 mph SW
Mon36°55°–0–6 mph E
Tue37°56°–1–7 mph S
Wed39°55°7%1–6 mph S
Thu40°53°38%2–7 mph S

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 22:13 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Bear Canyon Lake

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

Nearest parking
0.3 km SW
+2 more within 1.5 km
Directions Map
Nearest campsite
Bear Canyon Lake and Camping Area
0.5 km NW · +2 more within 5.0 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 6

Place	Distance
Parking	0.3 km SW
Parking	0.3 km NNW
Bear Canyon Lake and Camping AreaCampsite	0.5 km NW
Bear Lake Trailhead ParkingParking	1.5 km S
Forest Road 84 Camping AreaCampsite	3.2 km S
Forest Road 169 Camping AreaCampsite	5.0 km ESE

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 84% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

84.2%

Moderate, 15–30°

13.3%

Steep, 30–45°

2.5%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 2.5% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view: 155 m low point 2,250 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 91.1%Grassland 7.5%Water 1.3%

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

Where it sits

Where Bear Canyon Lake sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Oak Creek Canyon88 km NW

Downloads

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

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Print & wall

JPGBear Canyon Lake satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-10.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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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 2026-09-10)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Protected area: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Bear Canyon Lake

West → east through the centre

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite