Lake · Nevada

Groom Lake

1,344 m4,409 ft

Area: 5.88 km²
Tonight: 41°FFair · Wind 2–17 mph NNW

Groom Lake is a lake at 1,344 m above sea level in Nevada, United States, 5.88 km² in area and 3.6 km long.

All facts

Surface elevation: 1,344 m
Length: 3.6 km
Shoreline: 9.4 km

Open the 3D view

Lake

Groom Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline: 9.4 km≈2¼ h to walk around

3D map

Groom Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 5.6 × 5.6 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Groom 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

Groom Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Groom Lake weather

Tonight · Fair · 41°F (5°C) · 6% chance of precipitation · Wind 2–17 mph NNW

Groom Lake forecast for about 1,401 m.

Tonight41°6%2–17 mph NNW
Sat39°65°1%7–15 mph N
Sun41°66°–0–5 mph N
Mon41°66°–0–5 mph ESE
Tue40°67°–0–3 mph NNW
Wed42°66°1%0–5 mph ENE
Thu42°65°7%0–5 mph ESE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:33 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Groom Lake

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

Nearest parking
Motor Pool Storage Lot
3.5 km SW · +2 more within 5.0 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 3

Place	Distance
Parking	3.4 km SSW
Motor Pool Storage LotParking	3.5 km SW
Fuel Truck ParkingParking	5.0 km SSW

Slope

Share of the 5.6 × 5.6 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 99% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

98.6%

Moderate, 15–30°

1.4%

Steep, 30–45°

0.0%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 0.0% of the 31 km² view
Relief in view: 114 m low point 1,343 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 91.2%Grassland 5.2%Water 2.4%Shrubland 1.1%

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

Where it sits

Where Groom Lake sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Telescope Peak3,366 m168 km SW

Downloads

Groom Lake downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGGroom Lake satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-19.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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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 2026-09-19)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
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)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Groom Lake

West → east through the centre

Nearest parking