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Crystal Lake

183 m600 ft
Area
40 km²
Tonight
42°FFog · Wind 0 mph

Crystal Lake is a lake at 183 m above sea level in Michigan, United States, 40 km² in area and 13.1 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
183 m
Length
13.1 km
Shoreline
33.4 km
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Lake

Crystal Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

13.1 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
33.4 km≈8¼ h to walk around
3D map

Crystal Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 15.1 × 15.1 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Crystal 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

Crystal 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

Crystal Lake weather

Tonight · Fog · 42°F (6°C) · Wind 0 mph

Crystal Lake forecast for about 181 m.

  • Tonight42°–0 mph
  • Sat53°64°3%0–10 mph S
  • Sun45°62°4%5–10 mph SW
  • Mon38°54°14%5–10 mph NE
  • Tue42°54°16%5 mph E
  • Wed48°61°25%5–10 mph S
  • Thu43°58°24%10 mph SW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:41 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Crystal Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    3.4 km NNE

    +2 more within 3.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Frankfort Crystal Lake RV Resort

    3.6 km SW · +1 more within 6.0 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Betsie River Campsite

    6.0 km SSW · +2 more within 7.5 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 8
PlaceDistance
Parking3.4 km NNE
Parking3.6 km SE
Frankfort Crystal Lake RV ResortCaravan site3.6 km SW
Parking3.8 km SE
Betsie River CampsiteCaravan site6.0 km SSW
Betsie River CampsiteCampsite6.0 km SSW
Campsite7.0 km ESE
Platte River CampgroundCampsite7.5 km NE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 15.1 × 15.1 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 93% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
92.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
6.4%
Steep, 30–45°
0.7%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.7% of the 228 km² view
Relief in view
126 m low point 176 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 47.4%Water 39.7%Grassland 9.8%Built-up 1.6%Bare rock / sparse 0.8%

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 7.6 km; 1,313 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Monarch73
  • Bladder campion67
  • Common Watersnake50
  • Pitcher's thistle50
  • Ghost Pipe49
  • Northern Map Turtle47
Where it sits

Where Crystal Lake sits

Region
Michigan29United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
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Crystal 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 2026-09-26)
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