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Lake · canton of Le Bourg-d'Oisans

Lac du Lauvitel

1,488 m4,882 ft
Area
0.37 km²
Max depth
68 m
Tonight
-3°CLight snow · Wind 8 km/h NW

Lac du Lauvitel is a lake at 1,488 m above sea level in canton of Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France, 0.37 km² in area and 1.0 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
1,488 m
Length
1.0 km
Shoreline
2.9 km
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Lake

Lac du Lauvitel in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

1.0 km longest200 mN ↑
Shoreline
2.9 km≈45 min to walk around
3D map

Lac du Lauvitel 3D map

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Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lac du Lauvitel 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 Lauvitel elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lac du Lauvitel weather

Tonight · Light snow · -3°C (27°F) · 0.3 mm · Wind 8 km/h NW

Lac du Lauvitel forecast for about 1,488 m.

  • Tonight-3°0.3 mm8 km/h NW
  • Today-3°2°3.5 mm8 km/h NW
  • Sun-2°8°14.9 mm8 km/h E
  • Mon0°13°–6 km/h NW
  • Tue4°16°–4 km/h NE
  • Wed1°12°–5 km/h N
  • Thu2°12°–3 km/h W
  • Fri2°12°–4 km/h NW
  • Sat1°10°0.2 mm5 km/h NW
  • Sun-1°7°0.3 mm5 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 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lac du Lauvitel

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

  • Nearest campsite

    Bivouac du Lauvitel

    0.6 km NE · +2 more within 1.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Cabane de l'Embernard

    1.0 km SE · +2 more within 3.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    Lauvitel

    2.3 km NNE · +2 more within 2.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Aire Camping-cars Venosc Les Ougiers

    3.1 km NNE · +1 more within 7.5 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 11
PlaceDistance
Bivouac du LauvitelCampsite0.6 km NE
Cabane de l'EmbernardHut1.0 km SE
Campsite1.0 km WSW
Camp spotCampsite1.6 km SE
LauvitelParking2.3 km NNE
Parking2.3 km NNE
Parking2.4 km NNE
Aire Camping-cars Venosc Les OugiersCaravan site3.1 km NNE
Refuge de la MuzelleHut3.2 km SE
Cabane de la SelleHut3.5 km WSW
Aire de camping car - Les 2 alpesCaravan site7.5 km NE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 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°
6.8%
Moderate, 15–30°
24.0%
Steep, 30–45°
45.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
24.0%
Steeper than 30°
69.2% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
1,941 m low point 959 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 62.0%Trees 19.4%Bare rock / sparse 12.9%Moss & lichen 3.0%Water 2.5%

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 km; 295 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Alpine Marmot14
  • Apollo9
  • Cobweb Houseleek9
  • Rusty-leaved Alpenrose8
  • Wart-biter8
  • Silver-washed Fritillary7
Where it sits

Where Lac du Lauvitel sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Southwestern Alps44Dauphiné Alps11Massif des Écrins4
Region
France176Europe2,143
Protected area
Écrins National Park4
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

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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
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