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Harrison Stickle · 735 m · 7.0 km WNW
Lake · England

Elter Water

92 m302 ft
Area
0.07 km²
Tonight
5°CCloudy · Wind 19 km/h NW

Elter Water is a lake at 92 m above sea level in England, United Kingdom, 0.07 km² in area and 0.4 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
92 m
Length
0.4 km
Shoreline
1.1 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Elter Water in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

0.4 km longest100 mN ↑
Shoreline
1.1 km≈15 min to walk around
3D map

Elter Water 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

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Elter Water terrain and contours

10 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 50 mShowing west → east through the centre

Elter Water 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

Elter Water weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 5°C (41°F) · Wind 19 km/h NW

Elter Water forecast for about 92 m.

  • Tonight5°–19 km/h NW
  • Today6°11°41.6 mm50 km/h W
  • Sun7°9°5.5 mm45 km/h W
  • Mon7°9°22.6 mm29 km/h SW
  • Tue9°12°13.0 mm36 km/h S
  • Wed9°12°6.4 mm26 km/h W
  • Thu9°10°1.4 mm12 km/h SE
  • Fri9°12°11.9 mm17 km/h SE
  • Sat5°10°4.4 mm17 km/h SE
  • Sun6°9°0.4 mm19 km/h NW

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 Elter Water

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

  • Nearest parking

    Silverthwaite

    0.6 km ESE · +2 more within 0.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Tarn Foot Farm Campsite

    1.2 km E · +2 more within 3.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Skelwith Fold Caravan Park

    2.3 km ESE · +2 more within 4.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Great Langdale Bunkhouse

    4.8 km WNW

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 10
PlaceDistance
SilverthwaiteParking0.6 km ESE
Parking0.7 km NNW
Parking0.8 km NNW
Tarn Foot Farm CampsiteCampsite1.2 km E
Skelwith Fold Caravan ParkCaravan site2.3 km ESE
Baysbrown FarmCampsite2.4 km WNW
Miller Field Motorhome AireCaravan site3.7 km E
Campsite3.8 km N
Greenhowe Caravan ParkCaravan site4.4 km NW
Great Langdale BunkhouseHut4.8 km WNW
Slope

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 67% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
67.2%
Moderate, 15–30°
30.5%
Steep, 30–45°
2.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
2.3% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
289 m low point 42 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 48.7%Trees 46.3%Water 4.5%

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; 472 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Bog asphodel31
  • Salmonberry23
  • Purple foxglove23
  • English Stonecrop22
  • Mallard20
  • European Robin20
Where it sits

Where Elter Water sits

Range
Lake District28
Region
England120United Kingdom371Europe2,143
Protected area
Lake District National Park27
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Lake District 6
See all 28 in the Lake District →
Downloads

Elter Water downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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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 2026-07-15)
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)
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 · Wikipedia