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Lake · Occitania

Gaube Lake

1,724 m5,656 ft
Area
0.19 km²
Max depth
40 m
Tonight
2°CFog · Wind 11 km/h N

Gaube Lake is a lake at 1,724 m above sea level in Occitania, France, 0.19 km² in area and 0.8 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
1,724 m
Length
0.8 km
Shoreline
2.1 km
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Lake

Gaube Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

0.8 km longest200 mN ↑
Shoreline
2.1 km≈30 min to walk around
3D map

Gaube 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 × 4 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Gaube Lake terrain and contours

50 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 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Gaube Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Gaube Lake weather

Tonight · Fog · 2°C (36°F) · Wind 11 km/h N

Gaube Lake forecast for about 1,724 m.

  • Tonight2°–11 km/h N
  • Today2°10°–8 km/h NE
  • Sun6°12°2.8 mm13 km/h N
  • Mon5°17°–10 km/h NE
  • Tue5°16°0.2 mm5 km/h N
  • Wed4°12°0.2 mm4 km/h N
  • Thu4°16°–3 km/h N
  • Fri5°15°–6 km/h N
  • Sat5°12°0.8 mm9 km/h N
  • Sun3°9°0.2 mm6 km/h S

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, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Gaube Lake

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

  • Nearest hut

    Cabane du Pinet

    0.8 km S · +2 more within 2.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Aire de bivouac du Chalet du Clot

    2.4 km NNW · +2 more within 4.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    Parking du Puntas

    2.4 km N · +2 more within 5.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Aire de camping-car Cauterets Charles Thierry

    6.5 km NNE · +1 more within 7.2 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 11
PlaceDistance
Cabane du PinetHut0.8 km S
Aire de bivouac du Chalet du ClotCampsite2.4 km NNW
Chalet du ClotHut2.4 km NNW
Parking du PuntasParking2.4 km N
Cabane du MarcadauHut2.8 km NW
La FruitièreParking4.2 km NE
Aire de bivouac du Refuge des Oulettes de GaubeCampsite4.4 km S
Aire de bivouacCampsite4.6 km NW
Parking5.2 km NNE
Aire de camping-car Cauterets Charles ThierryCaravan site6.5 km NNE
Aire Camping Car Cauterets Place de la PatinoireCaravan site7.2 km NNE
Slope

Slope

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

Mostly steep: more than half the view is steeper than 30°, the angle of most avalanche terrain.

Gentle, 0–15°
11.5%
Moderate, 15–30°
29.9%
Steep, 30–45°
46.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
12.4%
Steeper than 30°
58.7% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
1,154 m low point 1,538 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 48.3%Trees 34.8%Bare rock / sparse 15.1%Water 1.6%

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; 330 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Fireweed29
  • Pyrenean Chamois23
  • Common Chaffinch20
  • Heath spotted orchid19
  • Red-berried elder16
  • Fringed Pink16
Where it sits

Where Gaube Lake sits

Range
Pyrenees51
Region
Occitania29France176Europe2,143
Protected area
Pyrénées National Park6
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Pyrenees 6
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Downloads

Gaube Lake 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 2026-09-24)
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 · GeoNames · Wikipedia