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Echo Lake

2,260 m7,415 ft
Area
1.01 km²
Tonight
32°FFair · Wind 10–20 mph NE

Echo Lake is a lake at 2,260 m above sea level in California, United States, 1.01 km² in area and 2.3 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
2,260 m
Length
2.3 km
Shoreline
5.4 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Echo Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

2.3 km longest500 mN ↑
Shoreline
5.4 km≈1¼ h to walk around
3D map

Echo Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4.3 × 4.3 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Echo 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

Echo 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

Echo Lake weather

Today · Clear · 32 / 44°F (0 / 7°C) · 3% chance of precipitation · Wind 10 mph NE

Echo Lake forecast for about 2,316 m.

  • Today32°44°3%10 mph NE
  • Sat35°51°1%0–15 mph E
  • Sun38°55°–0–5 mph SW
  • Mon35°51°4%5–10 mph SW
  • Tue36°53°5%0–5 mph SW
  • Wed37°54°3%0 mph
  • Thu37°51°15%0–5 mph SW

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

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Echo Lake

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

  • Nearest hut

    Angora Lakes Resort

    2.5 km NNE

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Echo Trailhead

    2.9 km ESE · +2 more within 4.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    2.9 km ESE

    +2 more within 2.9 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Lake Tahoe KOA Journey

    4.0 km E

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Camp Sacramento

    5.7 km SW · +2 more within 7.3 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 11
PlaceDistance
Angora Lakes ResortHut2.5 km NNE
Echo TrailheadTrailhead2.9 km ESE
Parking2.9 km ESE
Parking2.9 km ESE
Parking2.9 km ESE
Glen Alpine TrailheadTrailhead3.8 km N
Lake Tahoe KOA JourneyCaravan site4.0 km E
Trailhead4.4 km E
Camp SacramentoCampsite5.7 km SW
Campsite6.5 km NNW
Lovers Leap CampgroundCampsite7.3 km SW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4.3 × 4.3 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
43.3%
Moderate, 15–30°
39.3%
Steep, 30–45°
16.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
1.5%
Steeper than 30°
17.5% of the 18 km² view
Relief in view
793 m low point 1,935 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 73.1%Grassland 15.4%Water 7.4%Bare rock / sparse 3.4%Built-up 0.6%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 2.1 km of Echo Lake.

NESW1 km2 km123
Summit list 3
  1. 1Flagpole Peak2,549 m 0.7 km N
  2. 2Becker Peak2,520 m 0.8 km S
  3. 3Talking Mountain2,688 m 1.2 km SW
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2.1 km; 476 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Mountain Pride52
  • Huckleberry oak49
  • Mountain Spirea45
  • Sierra Stonecrop42
  • Mountain Jewelflower40
  • Western Fence Lizard34
Where it sits

Where Echo Lake sits

Region
California152United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

Echo 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 2026-09-30)
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)
Sources
Wikidata · Wikipedia