Mount Birdwood · 3,097 m · 7.3 km WSW

Lake · Alberta

Chester Lake

2,201 m7,221 ft

Area: 0.05 km²
Tonight: -13°CPartly cloudy · Wind 6 km/h NW

Chester Lake is a lake at 2,201 m above sea level in Alberta, Canada, 0.05 km² in area and 0.3 km long.

All facts

Surface elevation: 2,201 m
Length: 0.3 km
Shoreline: 0.9 km

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Lake

Chester Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline: 0.9 km≈15 min to walk around

3D map

Chester Lake 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Chester Lake terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 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 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Chester Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Chester Lake weather

Today · Clear · -13 / -5°C (9 / 23°F) · Wind 6 km/h NW

Chester Lake forecast for about 2,201 m.

Today-13°-5°–6 km/h NW
Sat-10°-2°3.7 mm10 km/h E
Sun-9°-3°–9 km/h SE
Mon-6°4°–5 km/h SW
Tue-4°-1°0.8 mm9 km/h SW
Wed-5°-3°6.4 mm6 km/h E
Thu-8°-4°8.5 mm10 km/h SW
Fri-10°-6°2.6 mm7 km/h SW
Sat-12°-8°0.2 mm14 km/h SW
Sun-8°-6°–12 km/h SW

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Chester Lake

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

Nearest trailhead
Three Lakes Valley
0.1 km N · +2 more within 3.2 km
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Nearest parking
Chester Lake Trailhead Parking
3.0 km SW · +2 more within 5.5 km
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Nearest hut
Mount Engadine Lodge
5.5 km WNW · +2 more within 5.4 km
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Nearest campsite
Lillian Lake Backcountry Campground
6.1 km NNE
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All mapped places 10

Place	Distance
Three Lakes ValleyTrailhead	0.1 km N
IntersectionTrailhead	2.9 km SSW
Chester Lake Trailhead ParkingParking	3.0 km SW
Burstall Pass ParkingParking	3.1 km SW
Headwall Lake trailheadTrailhead	3.2 km S
Hut	5.4 km WNW
Hut	5.4 km WNW
Rummel Lake ParkingParking	5.5 km WNW
Mount Engadine LodgeHut	5.5 km WNW
Lillian Lake Backcountry CampgroundCampsite	6.1 km NNE

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

22.3%

Moderate, 15–30°

31.9%

Steep, 30–45°

34.5%

Cliffs, 45° and over

11.3%

Steeper than 30°: 45.8% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view: 1,060 m low point 1,931 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 52.8%Trees 34.3%Grassland 6.2%Moss & lichen 5.8%Water 0.6%

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; 157 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

White pasqueflower31
Subalpine larch24
Moss Campion18
Spruce Grouse17
Hoary Marmot16
Sitka valerian16

Where it sits

Where Chester Lake sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

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

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Print & wall

JPGChester Lake satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-20.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © 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.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-20)
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
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 MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Chester Lake

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