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Jackson Lake

2,055 m6,742 ft
Area
109 km²
Max depth
134 m
Tonight
30°FSleet showers · Wind 2–10 mph W

Jackson Lake is a lake at 2,055 m above sea level in Wyoming, United States, 109 km² in area and 26.1 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
2,055 m
Length
26.1 km
Shoreline
144.5 km
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Lake

Jackson Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline
144.5 km
3D map

Jackson Lake 3D map

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Surface
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Topographic map

Jackson Lake terrain and contours

100 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 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Jackson Lake elevation profile

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Weather

Jackson Lake weather

Tonight · Sleet showers · 30°F (-1°C) · 92% chance of precipitation · Wind 2–10 mph W

Jackson Lake forecast for about 2,064 m.

  • Tonight30°92%2–10 mph W
  • Sat28°46°2%2 mph S
  • Sun29°50°3%2 mph NNE
  • Mon30°50°34%2 mph S
  • Tue27°44°72%5 mph SSW
  • Wed26°43°30%3 mph SSW
  • Thu29°47°21%2 mph SSE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 00:01 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Jackson Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    2.3 km ENE

    +2 more within 2.5 km

  • Nearest campsite

    Full hook up

    2.4 km ENE · +2 more within 2.8 km

  • Nearest caravan site

    Colter Bay RV Park

    2.5 km ENE

  • Nearest trailhead

    Hermitage Point Trailhead

    2.6 km E

All mapped places 8
PlaceDistance
Parking2.3 km ENE
Parking2.3 km ENE
Full hook upCampsite2.4 km ENE
Parking2.5 km E
Colter Bay RV ParkCaravan site2.5 km ENE
Hermitage Point TrailheadTrailhead2.6 km E
Colter Bay CampgroundCampsite2.7 km ENE
Colter Bay Tent VillageCampsite2.8 km E
Slope

Slope

Share of the 20 × 20 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 72% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
72.2%
Moderate, 15–30°
15.4%
Steep, 30–45°
9.5%
Cliffs, 45° and over
3.0%
Steeper than 30°
12.5% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view
1,804 m low point 2,039 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 46.8%Water 27.1%Grassland 19.5%Bare rock / sparse 5.6%Moss & lichen 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 10 km; 894 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Wapiti344
  • Creeping mahonia276
  • Arrowleaf balsamroot248
  • Sticky geranium248
  • American White Pelican240
  • Mule Deer232
Where it sits

Where Jackson Lake sits

Region
Wyoming24United States932North America1,313
Protected area
Grand Teton National Park6
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Nearby places

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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 2026-08-07)
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 NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia