Convict Lake
- Area
- 0.71 km²
- Tonight
- 25°FPartly cloudy · Wind 10–15 mph NW
Convict Lake is a lake at 2,313 m above sea level in California, United States, 0.71 km² in area and 1.6 km long.
All facts
- Surface elevation
- 2,313 m
- Length
- 1.6 km
- Shoreline
- 4.1 km
Convict Lake in numbers
Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.
- Shoreline
- 4.1 km≈1 h to walk around
Convict 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
Convict Lake terrain and contours
50 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.
Convict Lake elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Convict Lake weather
Tonight · Partly cloudy · 25°F (-4°C) · 12% chance of precipitation · Wind 10–15 mph NW
Convict Lake forecast for about 2,464 m.
- Tonight25°12%10–15 mph NW
- Sat29°54°–0–10 mph NW
- Sun32°61°–0–5 mph SW
- Mon30°60°–5–10 mph SW
- Tue32°60°–5–20 mph SW
- Wed32°60°1%0–10 mph SW
- Thu31°56°9%5–10 mph SW
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:30 UTC.
Camping & parking near Convict Lake
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Convict Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
Convict Lake Day Use Parking
Nearest trailhead
Convict Lake Loop Trailhead
Nearest campsite
Convict Lake Campground
Nearest caravan site
McGee Creek RV Park
All mapped places 10
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Convict Lake Day Use ParkingParking | 0.3 km ENE |
| Parking | 0.8 km NE |
| Convict Lake Loop TrailheadTrailhead | 0.9 km NNE |
| Convict Lake Boat Launch and Marina ParkingParking | 0.9 km NE |
| Convict Creek TrailheadTrailhead | 1.3 km NNE |
| Convict Lake CampgroundCampsite | 1.3 km NE |
| Campsite | 4.7 km NW |
| Laurel Lakes TrailheadTrailhead | 5.8 km NW |
| McGee Backpacker CampgroundCampsite | 6.4 km SE |
| McGee Creek RV ParkCaravan site | 6.5 km E |
Slope
Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 41.5% of the 16 km² view
- Relief in view
- 1,081 m low point 2,227 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2 km; 373 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Mule Deer98
- Plains Pricklypear93
- Black cottonwood73
- Bridges' penstemon72
- Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel72
- Western columbine70
Where Convict Lake sits
- Region
- California152United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Convict Lake downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-17)
- 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
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)