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Burt Lake

181 m594 ft
Area
70 km²
Max depth
22 m
Tonight
40°FFog · Wind 0 mph

Burt Lake is a lake at 181 m above sea level in Michigan, United States, 70 km² in area and 15.9 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
181 m
Length
15.9 km
Shoreline
57.2 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Burt Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

15.9 km longest5 kmN ↑
Shoreline
57.2 km
3D map

Burt Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 17.9 × 17.9 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Burt 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

Burt 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

Burt Lake weather

Tonight · Fog · 40°F (4°C) · Wind 0 mph

Burt Lake forecast for about 179 m.

  • Tonight40°–0 mph
  • Sat53°66°–0–5 mph S
  • Sun45°64°7%5–10 mph SW
  • Mon39°53°8%5 mph N
  • Tue41°51°15%5 mph E
  • Wed49°61°26%5 mph S
  • Thu44°60°26%10–15 mph SW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 00:54 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Burt Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    3.2 km NW

    +2 more within 4.6 km

  • Nearest campsite

    Maple Bay State Forest Campground

    3.6 km NW · +1 more within 4.2 km

All mapped places 5
PlaceDistance
Parking3.2 km NW
Parking3.5 km NW
Maple Bay State Forest CampgroundCampsite3.6 km NW
Marriott Camper Rentals LLCCampsite4.2 km SE
Parking4.6 km SW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 17.9 × 17.9 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
99.1%
Moderate, 15–30°
0.9%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 320 km² view
Relief in view
116 m low point 181 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 55.0%Water 29.1%Grassland 12.3%Cropland 1.6%Built-up 1.1%Wetland 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 8.9 km; 1,038 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Common bracken59
  • Northern starflower58
  • Sensitive fern57
  • Canada mayflower53
  • Sweetfern47
  • Northern Red Belt44
Where it sits

Where Burt Lake sits

Region
Michigan29United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Burt 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 2026-07-23)
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)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia