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Big Lake

2,738 m8,983 ft
Area
2.21 km²
Max depth
5 m
Tonight
36°FRain showers · Wind 7–13 mph S

Big Lake is a lake at 2,738 m above sea level in Arizona, United States, 2.21 km² in area and 2.5 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
2,738 m
Length
2.5 km
Shoreline
11.5 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Big Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

2.5 km longest500 mN ↑
Shoreline
11.5 km≈3 h to walk around
3D map

Big Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4.5 × 4.5 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Big Lake terrain and contours

5 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 25 mShowing west → east through the centre

Big Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Big Lake weather

Tonight · Rain showers · 36°F (2°C) · 25% chance of precipitation · Wind 7–13 mph S

Big Lake forecast for about 2,743 m.

  • Tonight36°25%7–13 mph S
  • Sat29°49°20%14–17 mph S
  • Sun28°51°1%3–8 mph SW
  • Mon31°55°1%5 mph S
  • Tue32°55°2%5–9 mph S
  • Wed34°55°7%3–9 mph SW
  • Thu35°52°43%3–10 mph S

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

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Big Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    Brookchar Campground Parking Area

    1.0 km S · +2 more within 1.7 km

  • Nearest campsite

    Brookchar Campground

    1.1 km S · +2 more within 1.3 km

All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
Parking0.8 km SE
Brookchar Campground Parking AreaParking1.0 km S
Brookchar CampgroundCampsite1.1 km S
Cutthroat CampgroundCampsite1.3 km SSW
Grayling CampgroundCampsite1.3 km S
Parking1.7 km SW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4.5 × 4.5 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 99% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
98.5%
Moderate, 15–30°
1.5%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 20 km² view
Relief in view
129 m low point 2,700 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 61.1%Trees 28.3%Water 10.3%

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

Where it sits

Where Big Lake sits

Region
Arizona28United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Big 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 2026-09-10)
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)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Official website · Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia