Lake · Washington

Bitter Lake

153 m502 ft

Tonight: 41°FPartly cloudy · Wind 3 mph ESE

Bitter Lake is a lake at 153 m above sea level in Washington, United States.

All facts

Surface elevation: 153 m

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3D map

Bitter 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

Bitter 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

Bitter Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Bitter Lake weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 41°F (5°C) · 4% chance of precipitation · Wind 3 mph ESE

Bitter Lake forecast for about 122 m.

Tonight41°4%3 mph ESE
Sat44°54°56%3 mph SSE
Sun46°55°56%5 mph NNE
Mon46°55°17%6 mph N
Tue45°55°27%5 mph S
Wed43°53°27%6–9 mph NNE
Thu42°54°8%6 mph N

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:26 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Bitter Lake

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

Nearest parking
0.1 km WSW
+2 more within 0.3 km
Directions Map
Nearest trailhead
Beaver Pond Natural Area
3.3 km SE · +2 more within 3.4 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 6

Place	Distance
Parking	0.1 km WSW
Parking	0.2 km W
Parking	0.3 km E
Beaver Pond Natural AreaTrailhead	3.3 km SE
Beaver Pond Natural AreaTrailhead	3.4 km SE
Beaver Pond Natural AreaTrailhead	3.4 km SE

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 91% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

91.4%

Moderate, 15–30°

7.0%

Steep, 30–45°

1.5%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.1%

Steeper than 30°: 1.6% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view: 163 m low point -0 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 59.3%Built-up 32.9%Grassland 5.2%Water 2.3%

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 2 km; 892 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Mallard89
Salal78
Canada Goose69
Western sword fern64
Pacific madrone64
Bufflehead53

Where it sits

Where Bitter Lake sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Lake Sammamish9 m23 km ESE

Downloads

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

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Print & wall

JPGBitter Lake satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-08-07.

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 2026-08-07)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Bitter Lake

West → east through the centre

Nearest parking

Nearest trailhead