Lake Burton
- Area
- 10 km²
- Tonight
- 42°FClear · Wind 1 mph NE
Lake Burton is a lake at 567 m above sea level in Georgia, United States, 10 km² in area and 10.8 km long.
All facts
- Surface elevation
- 567 m
- Length
- 10.8 km
- Shoreline
- 92.9 km
Lake Burton in numbers
Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.
- Shoreline
- 92.9 km
Lake Burton 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12.8 × 12.8 km
Lake Burton terrain and contours
20 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 Burton elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Lake Burton weather
Tonight · Clear · 42°F (6°C) · Wind 1 mph NE
Lake Burton forecast for about 568 m.
- Tonight42°–1 mph NE
- Sat40°66°–3 mph E
- Sun38°66°–1–5 mph ENE
- Mon41°71°–1 mph ENE
- Tue44°73°–2 mph ENE
- Wed43°69°–0–3 mph E
- Thu44°73°2%2 mph E
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:25 UTC.
Camping & parking near Lake Burton
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lake Burton, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
3.2 km SSW
Nearest campsite
Wildcat Creek Camp Ground
Nearest trailhead
Hemlock Falls Hiking Trailhead
All mapped places 4
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 3.2 km SSW |
| Parking | 3.5 km WNW |
| Wildcat Creek Camp GroundCampsite | 4.2 km WNW |
| Hemlock Falls Hiking TrailheadTrailhead | 4.5 km WNW |
Slope
Share of the 12.8 × 12.8 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 7.8% of the 164 km² view
- Relief in view
- 554 m low point 501 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 6.4 km of Lake Burton.
Summit list 5
- 1Charlie Mountain888 m 1.4 km E
- 2Glassy Mountain1,046 m 5.0 km ENE
- 3Falls Mountain928 m 5.3 km WNW
- 4Goshen Mountain857 m 5.7 km WSW
- 5Crow Mountain758 m 6.0 km S
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6.4 km; 769 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Bowman's root26
- Poke milkweed20
- American Black Bear18
- Kidney-leaf Rosinweed17
- Fan clubmoss17
- Bashful wakerobin17
Where Lake Burton sits
- Region
- Georgia14United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Lake Burton downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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GIS & GPS
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-23)
- 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 NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)