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Jenny Lake
- Area
- 4.94 km²
- Max depth
- 79 m
- Tonight
- 31°FSleet showers · Wind 0–10 mph N
Jenny Lake is a lake at 2,068 m above sea level in Wyoming, United States, 4.94 km² in area and 3.3 km long.
All facts
- Surface elevation
- 2,068 m
- Length
- 3.3 km
- Shoreline
- 9.2 km
Jenny Lake in numbers
Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.
- Shoreline
- 9.2 km≈2¼ h to walk around
Jenny Lake 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 5.3 × 5.3 km
Jenny 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.
Jenny Lake elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Jenny Lake weather
Tonight · Sleet showers · 31°F (-1°C) · 97% chance of precipitation · Wind 0–10 mph N
Jenny Lake forecast for about 2,066 m.
- Tonight31°97%0–10 mph N
- Sat29°46°2%2 mph SSE
- Sun30°49°2%2 mph ESE
- Mon31°49°38%0–3 mph SSE
- Tue27°44°73%7 mph SSW
- Wed27°43°29%3 mph SSW
- Thu30°47°21%3 mph S
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 00:01 UTC.
Camping & parking near Jenny Lake
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Jenny Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest trailhead
Jenny Lake Trailhead
Nearest campsite
Jenny Lake Campground
Nearest parking
Ranger Station & Overflow Parking
All mapped places 9
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Jenny Lake TrailheadTrailhead | 1.2 km WNW |
| Jenny Lake CampgroundCampsite | 1.3 km SE |
| Jenny Lake Loop TrailheadTrailhead | 1.4 km SSE |
| Parking | 1.5 km S |
| Ranger Station & Overflow ParkingParking | 1.5 km SSE |
| Parking | 1.6 km S |
| String Lake TrailheadTrailhead | 2.3 km N |
| Lower Paintbrush Camping ZoneCampsite | 5.1 km NW |
| Surprise LakeCampsite | 5.4 km SW |
Slope
Share of the 5.3 × 5.3 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mostly gentle: 67% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 17.8% of the 28 km² view
- Relief in view
- 1,289 m low point 2,058 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2.7 km; 661 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Moose459
- Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel385
- Thimbleberry317
- Yellow-bellied Marmot307
- Utah Honeysuckle193
- Mule Deer181
Where Jenny Lake sits
- Region
- Wyoming24United States932North America1,313
- Protected area
- Grand Teton National Park6
Nearby places
Cascade Canyon↑0.1 km SSE
Delta Lake↑4.9 km SW
Teton Glacier↑5.6 km WSW
Grand TetonPeak · 4,199 m↑6.3 km WSW
Schoolroom Glacier↑10 km WSW
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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)
- Protected area
- USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
- 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)