Lake Austin
- Area
- 6.19 km²
- Max depth
- 23 m
- Tonight
- 60°FFair · Wind 0–5 mph SE
Lake Austin is a lake at 150 m above sea level in Texas, United States, 6.19 km² in area and 16.2 km long.
All facts
- Surface elevation
- 150 m
- Length
- 16.2 km
- Shoreline
- 87.8 km
Lake Austin in numbers
Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.
- Shoreline
- 87.8 km
Lake Austin 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 18.2 × 18.2 km
Lake Austin terrain and contours
10 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.
Lake Austin elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Lake Austin weather
Tonight · Fair · 60°F (16°C) · Wind 0–5 mph SE
Lake Austin forecast for about 144 m.
- Tonight60°–0–5 mph SE
- Sat62°87°–0–10 mph SE
- Sun57°83°–0–10 mph ESE
- Mon61°82°8%0–5 mph ESE
- Tue59°80°13%0–5 mph ESE
- Wed61°83°5%0–5 mph ESE
- Thu62°83°27%0–5 mph ESE
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:42 UTC.
Camping & parking near Lake Austin
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lake Austin, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
0.2 km ENE
Nearest trailhead
Zilker Park at MoPac
Nearest caravan site
Camp Mabry RV Park
All mapped places 8
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 0.2 km ENE |
| Parking | 0.3 km SSW |
| Parking | 0.3 km ENE |
| Zilker Park at MoPacTrailhead | 2.7 km SSE |
| Violet Crown Trail Mile Zero TrailheadTrailhead | 3.6 km SSE |
| Camp Mabry RV ParkCaravan site | 3.8 km NE |
| Cambell's Hole (West)Trailhead | 4.1 km S |
| Pecan Grove RV ParkCaravan site | 4.3 km SE |
Slope
Share of the 18.2 × 18.2 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mostly gentle: 85% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 1.4% of the 331 km² view
- Relief in view
- 235 m low point 121 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.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 9.1 km of Lake Austin.
Summit list 5
- 1Flintridge Hill311 m 4.3 km S
- 2Mount Larson277 m 5.0 km SE
- 3Mount Lucas265 m 6.0 km E
- 4Mount Barker257 m 6.1 km ESE
- 5Mount Bonnell238 m 6.2 km ESE
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 9.1 km; 4,361 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Northern Cardinal1,307
- Ashe juniper1,236
- White-tailed Deer1,214
- Texas Spiny Lizard1,170
- Lindheimer's silktassel1,159
- Green Anole1,105
Where Lake Austin sits
- Region
- Texas38United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Lake Austin downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-26)
- 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)
- Protected area
- USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)