Galbraith Lake
- Area
- 3.97 km²
- Tonight
- 24°FAreas of blowing snow · Wind 15–25 mph S
Galbraith Lake is a lake at 797 m above sea level in Alaska, United States, 3.97 km² in area and 5.2 km long.
All facts
- Surface elevation
- 797 m
- Length
- 5.2 km
- Shoreline
- 16.5 km
Galbraith Lake in numbers
Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.
- Shoreline
- 16.5 km≈4 h to walk around
Galbraith Lake 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 7.2 × 7.2 km
Galbraith Lake terrain and contours
25 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.
Galbraith Lake elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Galbraith Lake weather
Today · Areas of blowing snow · 24 / 28°F (-4 / -2°C) · 44% chance of precipitation · Wind 25 mph S
Galbraith Lake forecast for about 806 m.
- Today24°28°44%25 mph S
- Sat30°34°48%15–25 mph SE
- Sun28°34°49%15–20 mph S
- Mon29°35°51%20 mph S
- Tue29°37°57%15–20 mph S
- Wed28°37°36%10–20 mph S
- Thu24°34°38%10–15 mph S
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 00:17 UTC.
Camping & parking near Galbraith Lake
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Galbraith Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
1.9 km ESE
Nearest campsite
Galbraith Lake Campground
All mapped places 4
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 1.9 km ESE |
| Parking | 2.0 km ESE |
| Galbraith Lake CampgroundCampsite | 2.7 km W |
| Parking | 3.8 km NNW |
Slope
Share of the 7.2 × 7.2 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mostly gentle: 86% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 2.8% of the 52 km² view
- Relief in view
- 633 m low point 793 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 3.6 km; 173 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Lapland Azalea24
- Richardson's Brookfoam15
- Weaselsnout13
- Oeder's Lousewort12
- Moss Campion11
- Woolly Lousewort10
Where Galbraith Lake sits
- Region
- Alaska30United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Galbraith 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 2026-09-27)
- 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)