Lake · Colorado

Hanging Lake

2,188 m7,178 ft

Tonight: 34°FFair · Wind 5 mph WNW

Hanging Lake is a lake at 2,188 m above sea level in Colorado, United States.

All facts

Surface elevation: 2,188 m

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3D map

Hanging 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

Hanging Lake terrain and contours

50 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 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Hanging Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Hanging Lake weather

Tonight · Fair · 34°F (1°C) · 16% chance of precipitation · Wind 5 mph WNW

Hanging Lake forecast for about 2,501 m.

Tonight34°16%5 mph WNW
Sat36°52°65%5–10 mph ENE
Sun33°48°66%5–10 mph ESE
Mon32°49°7%0–5 mph SW
Tue31°52°10%5–15 mph SSW
Wed31°50°3%5–10 mph SW
Thu34°52°14%5–10 mph SSW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 22:47 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Hanging Lake

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

Nearest parking
Auto
1.4 km S · +2 more within 1.4 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 3

Place	Distance
AutoParking	1.4 km S
Truck/Camper/BusParking	1.4 km S
AutoParking	1.4 km S

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

26.9%

Moderate, 15–30°

30.8%

Steep, 30–45°

31.4%

Cliffs, 45° and over

10.9%

Steeper than 30°: 42.3% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view: 993 m low point 1,839 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 64.3%Grassland 30.3%Bare rock / sparse 3.9%Water 1.4%

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; 213 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Steller's Jay61
Brook Trout57
Yellow-bellied Marmot33
Red baneberry30
Oil Shale Columbine28
American Dipper25

Where it sits

Where Hanging Lake sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

McClure Pass2,671 m53 km S

Downloads

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

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Print & wall

JPGHanging Lake satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-10.

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 2026-09-10)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Protected area: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Hanging Lake

West → east through the centre

Nearest parking