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Jenny Lake

2,068 m6,785 ft
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
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Lake

Jenny Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

3.3 km longest1 kmN ↑
Shoreline
9.2 km≈2¼ h to walk around
3D map

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

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

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.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Jenny Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

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

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

    1.2 km WNW · +2 more within 2.3 km

  • Nearest campsite

    Jenny Lake Campground

    1.3 km SE · +2 more within 5.4 km

  • Nearest parking

    Ranger Station & Overflow Parking

    1.5 km SSE · +2 more within 1.6 km

All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Jenny Lake TrailheadTrailhead1.2 km WNW
Jenny Lake CampgroundCampsite1.3 km SE
Jenny Lake Loop TrailheadTrailhead1.4 km SSE
Parking1.5 km S
Ranger Station & Overflow ParkingParking1.5 km SSE
Parking1.6 km S
String Lake TrailheadTrailhead2.3 km N
Lower Paintbrush Camping ZoneCampsite5.1 km NW
Surprise LakeCampsite5.4 km SW
Slope

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°.

Gentle, 0–15°
67.2%
Moderate, 15–30°
15.0%
Steep, 30–45°
13.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
4.0%
Steeper than 30°
17.8% of the 28 km² view
Relief in view
1,289 m low point 2,058 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 45.7%Trees 34.3%Water 18.0%Bare rock / sparse 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 2.7 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 it sits

Where Jenny 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)
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)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia