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Hochstein · 563 m · 5.8 km SW
Lake · Rhineland-Palatinate

Laacher See

274 m899 ft
Area
3.25 km²
Max depth
51 m
Tonight
5°CLight rain · Wind 31 km/h SW

Laacher See is a lake at 274 m above sea level in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, 3.25 km² in area and 2.4 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
274 m
Length
2.4 km
Shoreline
7.1 km
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3D map

Laacher See 3D map

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Topographic map

Laacher See topographic map

10 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 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.

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Laacher See elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Lake

Laacher See in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

2.4 km longest1 kmN ↑
Shoreline
7.1 km≈1¾ h to walk around
Weather

Laacher See weather

Tonight · Light rain · 5°C (41°F) · 3.6 mm · Wind 31 km/h SW

Laacher See forecast for about 274 m.

  • Tonight5°3.6 mm31 km/h SW
  • Today6°11°21.0 mm36 km/h SW
  • Sun7°13°1.5 mm30 km/h W
  • Mon7°12°2.9 mm23 km/h S
  • Tue12°16°0.2 mm18 km/h SW
  • Wed6°13°–12 km/h NW
  • Thu5°12°–5 km/h E
  • Fri5°9°–4 km/h E
  • Sat5°8°0.2 mm7 km/h E
  • Sun4°7°2.8 mm10 km/h SW

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Laacher See

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

All mapped places 10
PlaceDistance
Parking1.1 km NW
Parking1.1 km NNW
Camping Laacher SeeCampsite1.1 km N
Parking1.5 km WSW
Zeltwiese LaacherseehausCampsite2.2 km S
Siesta CampingplatzCampsite2.7 km S
BaggeradoCaravan site4.4 km E
Wohnmobilstellplatz OberzissenCaravan site6.6 km NW
Schutzhütte BrohltahlblickHut7.7 km NW
Trailhead7.8 km NNE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4.4 × 4.4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 78% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
77.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
20.9%
Steep, 30–45°
1.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.1%
Steeper than 30°
1.3% of the 19 km² view
Relief in view
233 m low point 247 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 56.9%Water 17.0%Cropland 15.1%Grassland 8.8%Built-up 2.0%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 2.2 km of Laacher See.

NESW1 km3 km123
Summit list 3
  1. 1Laacher Kopf443 m 1.9 km WSW
  2. 2Veitskopf428 m 2.0 km NNW
  3. 3Krufter Ofen463 m 2.0 km SE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2.2 km; 382 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Common Coot32
  • Great Crested Grebe26
  • European Stag Beetle19
  • Deadly Nightshade17
  • Mallard16
  • Great Cormorant13
Where it sits

Where Laacher See sits

Region
Rhineland-Palatinate5Germany118Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © 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.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-13)
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
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 MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia