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Lac du Chambon

998 m3,274 ft
Area
1.08 km²
Max depth
40 m
Tonight
1°CLight sleet · Wind 8 km/h NW

Lac du Chambon is a lake at 998 m above sea level in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, 1.08 km² in area and 3.3 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
998 m
Length
3.3 km
Shoreline
8.4 km
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Lake

Lac du Chambon in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

3.3 km longest500 mN ↑
Shoreline
8.4 km≈2 h to walk around
3D map

Lac du Chambon 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

Lac du Chambon terrain and contours

100 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.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lac du Chambon elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lac du Chambon weather

Tonight · Light sleet · 1°C (34°F) · 0.9 mm · Wind 8 km/h NW

Lac du Chambon forecast for about 998 m.

  • Tonight1°0.9 mm8 km/h NW
  • Today1°5°4.5 mm8 km/h NW
  • Sun-1°10°13.3 mm8 km/h E
  • Mon4°15°–5 km/h N
  • Tue6°17°–3 km/h E
  • Wed4°14°–3 km/h NE
  • Thu4°14°–1 km/h W
  • Fri3°13°–2 km/h E
  • Sat3°12°0.3 mm3 km/h N
  • Sun1°10°0.2 mm3 km/h NW

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 Lac du Chambon

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.6 km SSW

    +2 more within 0.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Bivouac de Mizoën

    1.0 km NNW · +2 more within 6.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Refuge des Clots

    2.7 km E · +2 more within 5.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Aire de camping car - Les 2 alpes

    2.9 km SW · +2 more within 7.6 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 12
PlaceDistance
Parking0.6 km SSW
Parking0.6 km SSW
Parking0.6 km SSW
Bivouac de MizoënCampsite1.0 km NNW
Refuge des ClotsHut2.7 km E
Aire de camping car - Les 2 alpesCaravan site2.9 km SW
Le GayCampsite4.8 km NNE
Refuge des MouterresHut5.3 km ENE
Chalet-Refuge du FayHut5.4 km ENE
Aire de camping-car Auris en OisansCaravan site5.6 km W
Le Champ du MoulinCampsite6.6 km SSW
Aire Camping-cars Venosc Les OugiersCaravan site7.6 km SW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 5.3 × 5.3 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly steep: more than half the view is steeper than 30°, the angle of most avalanche terrain.

Gentle, 0–15°
8.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
35.9%
Steep, 30–45°
47.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
8.2%
Steeper than 30°
55.2% of the 28 km² view
Relief in view
1,561 m low point 915 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 45.9%Trees 40.9%Bare rock / sparse 7.0%Water 4.1%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 2.7 km; 218 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Scarce Swallowtail4
  • Apollo4
  • Hairy Primrose4
  • Bladderpod4
  • Damon Blue4
  • Yarrow Broomrape4
Where it sits

Where Lac du Chambon sits

Range
Alps751
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes44France176Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

Lac du Chambon downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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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 2026-09-22)
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 MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · Wikipedia