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Glen Lake

182 m597 ft
Area
20 km²
Tonight
46°FFog · Wind 0 mph

Glen Lake is a lake at 182 m above sea level in Michigan, United States, 20 km² in area and 5.7 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
182 m
Length
5.7 km
Shoreline
17.5 km
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Lake

Glen Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

5.7 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
17.5 km≈4½ h to walk around
3D map

Glen Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 7.7 × 7.7 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Glen 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

Glen 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

Glen Lake weather

Tonight · Fog · 46°F (8°C) · Wind 0 mph

Glen Lake forecast for about 181 m.

  • Tonight46°–0 mph
  • Sat55°64°3%0–10 mph S
  • Sun47°62°6%5–10 mph SW
  • Mon43°52°16%5–10 mph N
  • Tue46°52°21%5 mph E
  • Wed51°60°26%5–10 mph S
  • Thu47°58°23%10 mph SW

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

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Glen Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    1.4 km WNW

    +2 more within 3.0 km

  • Nearest trailhead

    Windy Moraine Trail trailhead

    4.3 km WSW

  • Nearest campsite

    D.H. Day Campground

    4.9 km NW · +2 more within 7.6 km

  • Nearest caravan site

    Indigo Bluffs RV Park

    6.1 km S · +1 more within 6.2 km

All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking1.4 km WNW
Parking2.9 km NNW
Parking3.0 km SE
Windy Moraine Trail trailheadTrailhead4.3 km WSW
D.H. Day CampgroundCampsite4.9 km NW
D. H. Day Group CampgroundCampsite5.6 km NW
Indigo Bluffs RV ParkCaravan site6.1 km S
Indigo Bluffs RV ParkCaravan site6.2 km S
Backyard BurdickvilleCampsite7.6 km SSE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 7.7 × 7.7 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 90% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
89.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
9.8%
Steep, 30–45°
0.5%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.5% of the 59 km² view
Relief in view
142 m low point 176 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 56.6%Water 38.2%Grassland 3.9%Built-up 0.9%

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 3.8 km; 726 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Bladder campion23
  • Ghost Pipe21
  • Eastern hemlock20
  • American beech20
  • American cancer-root20
  • North American Green Frog18
Where it sits

Where Glen Lake sits

Region
Michigan29United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

Glen 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)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia