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Canyon Ferry Lake

1,157 m3,796 ft
Tonight
24°FSleet · Wind 2–13 mph WNW

Canyon Ferry Lake is a lake at 1,157 m above sea level in Montana, United States.

All facts
Surface elevation
1,157 m
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Canyon Ferry Lake 3D map

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Topographic map

Canyon Ferry Lake terrain and contours

20 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.

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Canyon Ferry Lake elevation profile

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Weather

Canyon Ferry Lake weather

Tonight · Sleet · 24°F (-4°C) · 39% chance of precipitation · Wind 2–13 mph WNW

Canyon Ferry Lake forecast for about 1,158 m.

  • Tonight24°39%2–13 mph WNW
  • Sat25°46°–3–9 mph ESE
  • Sun26°45°–5 mph NNW
  • Mon31°51°20%3 mph ESE
  • Tue28°50°50%6 mph SSW
  • Wed24°44°34%7 mph NW
  • Thu25°44°16%3 mph ESE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 00:21 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Canyon Ferry Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.1 km NNW

    +2 more within 1.1 km

  • Nearest campsite

    Riverside Campground

    1.0 km NW · +2 more within 1.6 km

  • Nearest trailhead

    McMasters Hills East

    2.2 km W

All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Parking0.1 km NNW
Parking0.8 km ENE
Riverside CampgroundCampsite1.0 km NW
Parking1.1 km NW
Campground 1Campsite1.6 km ENE
Court Sheriff CampgroundCampsite1.6 km ENE
McMasters Hills EastTrailhead2.2 km W
Slope

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 67% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
67.0%
Moderate, 15–30°
29.3%
Steep, 30–45°
3.5%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.1%
Steeper than 30°
3.6% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
314 m low point 1,114 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 34.9%Grassland 31.8%Water 28.3%Built-up 2.8%Bare rock / sparse 2.2%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 2 km of Canyon Ferry Lake.

NESW1 km2 km123
Summit list 3
  1. 1Goon Hill1,253 m 1.0 km N
  2. 2French Bar Mountain1,389 m 1.0 km WSW
  3. 3Cemetery Hill1,162 m 1.8 km SE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2 km; 92 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine11
  • Western Toad6
  • Rocky Mountain Juniper6
  • Common Loon3
  • Bald Eagle3
  • Mule Deer3
Where it sits

Where Canyon Ferry Lake sits

Region
Montana24United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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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 2026-08-20)
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)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
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 NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · Wikipedia