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Higgins Lake

351 m1,152 ft
Area
41 km²
Tonight
37°FFog · Wind 0 mph

Higgins Lake is a lake at 351 m above sea level in Michigan, United States, 41 km² in area and 11.5 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
351 m
Length
11.5 km
Shoreline
35.5 km
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Lake

Higgins Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

11.5 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
35.5 km≈9 h to walk around
3D map

Higgins Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 13.5 × 13.5 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Higgins 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

Higgins 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

Higgins Lake weather

Tonight · Fog · 37°F (3°C) · Wind 0 mph

Higgins Lake forecast for about 350 m.

  • Tonight37°–0 mph
  • Sat47°64°–0–10 mph S
  • Sun46°68°3%5–10 mph SW
  • Mon37°55°8%5 mph N
  • Tue39°52°15%5 mph E
  • Wed47°61°21%5–10 mph S
  • Thu41°62°21%10–15 mph SW

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

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Higgins Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    1.8 km NNE

    +2 more within 4.0 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Northern Nights Family Campground

    3.8 km E · +2 more within 6.7 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    South Higgns Lake State Park West Campground

    6.7 km SSE · +1 more within 6.7 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 8
PlaceDistance
Parking1.8 km NNE
Parking3.8 km ENE
Northern Nights Family CampgroundCampsite3.8 km E
Parking4.0 km ENE
North Higgins Lake State Park CampgroundCampsite5.3 km NW
South Higgns Lake State Park West CampgroundCaravan site6.7 km SSE
South Higgins Lake State Park East CampgroundCaravan site6.7 km SSE
Great Circle CampgroundCampsite6.7 km S
Slope

Slope

Share of the 13.5 × 13.5 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 100% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
99.8%
Moderate, 15–30°
0.2%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 182 km² view
Relief in view
70 m low point 348 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 68.0%Water 23.2%Grassland 6.6%Built-up 1.8%

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 6.7 km; 563 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Spongy Moth36
  • Eastern white pine21
  • Common bracken21
  • Northern whitecedar18
  • Canada mayflower18
  • Sweetfern18
Where it sits

Where Higgins Lake sits

Region
Michigan29United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Higgins 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 2026-09-28)
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)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia