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Crowley Lake

2,064 m6,772 ft
Area
19 km²
Tonight
22°FFair · Wind 5–10 mph NW

Crowley Lake is a lake at 2,064 m above sea level in California, United States, 19 km² in area and 10.7 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
2,064 m
Length
10.7 km
Shoreline
41.4 km
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Lake

Crowley Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

10.7 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
41.4 km
3D map

Crowley Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12.7 × 12.7 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Crowley 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.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Crowley Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Crowley Lake weather

Tonight · Fair · 22°F (-6°C) · 10% chance of precipitation · Wind 5–10 mph NW

Crowley Lake forecast for about 2,066 m.

  • Tonight22°10%5–10 mph NW
  • Sat26°55°–0–5 mph N
  • Sun28°61°–0 mph
  • Mon26°62°–0–5 mph SW
  • Tue28°62°–0–5 mph W
  • Wed28°60°–0–5 mph S
  • Thu27°58°9%0 mph

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:30 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Crowley Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    2.0 km E

    +2 more within 3.9 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Whiskey Bay RV Campground

    3.5 km S · +1 more within 4.7 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Whiskey Bay Campground

    3.8 km S · +2 more within 6.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Hilton Creek Trailhead

    5.5 km SSW

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking2.0 km E
Parking3.2 km NNE
Whiskey Bay RV CampgroundCaravan site3.5 km S
Whiskey Bay CampgroundCampsite3.8 km S
Parking3.9 km SE
McGee Creek RV ParkCaravan site4.7 km SW
Crowley Lake CampgroundCampsite4.9 km SSW
Hilton Creek TrailheadTrailhead5.5 km SSW
McGee Creek CampgroundCampsite6.5 km SW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 12.7 × 12.7 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 85% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
84.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
10.9%
Steep, 30–45°
4.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.2%
Steeper than 30°
4.5% of the 161 km² view
Relief in view
1,301 m low point 2,014 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 48.4%Shrubland 26.6%Water 11.0%Trees 8.6%Bare rock / sparse 4.4%Built-up 1.1%

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 6.4 km; 789 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Desert Peach70
  • Two-colored phacelia58
  • Eared Grebe51
  • American Avocet48
  • Fernbush47
  • Rubber Rabbitbrush46
Where it sits

Where Crowley Lake sits

Region
California152United 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 2026-09-17)
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)
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
Official website · Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia