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Lake Mendota

259 m850 ft
Area
40 km²
Tonight
53°FCloudy · Wind 5–10 mph SE

Lake Mendota is a lake at 259 m above sea level in Wisconsin, United States, 40 km² in area and 9.5 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
259 m
Length
9.5 km
Shoreline
42.2 km
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Lake

Lake Mendota in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

9.5 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
42.2 km
3D map

Lake Mendota 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 11.5 × 11.5 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lake Mendota terrain and contours

5 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.

Index contours every 25 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Mendota elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Lake Mendota weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 53°F (12°C) · 3% chance of precipitation · Wind 5–10 mph SE

Lake Mendota forecast for about 259 m.

  • Tonight53°3%5–10 mph SE
  • Sat53°72°3%5–15 mph S
  • Sun50°72°2%5 mph SW
  • Mon44°61°13%10 mph NE
  • Tue48°61°33%10 mph E
  • Wed48°67°21%5–10 mph S
  • Thu42°64°21%10 mph W

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:36 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Mendota

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

  • Nearest parking

    1.9 km SSW

    +2 more within 2.0 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Mendota County Park Campground

    3.6 km W · +2 more within 7.3 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
Parking1.9 km SSW
Parking2.0 km SSW
Parking2.0 km SSW
Mendota County Park CampgroundCampsite3.6 km W
Campsite7.3 km SSE
Campsite7.3 km SSE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 11.5 × 11.5 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 100% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
99.5%
Moderate, 15–30°
0.5%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 132 km² view
Relief in view
80 m low point 256 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Water 36.9%Trees 25.7%Built-up 15.5%Grassland 13.9%Cropland 7.4%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 5.8 km of Lake Mendota.

NESW5 km10 km1234
Summit list 4
  1. 1Eagle Heights308 m 2.9 km SW
  2. 2Observatory Hill290 m 3.4 km SSE
  3. 3Bascom Hill290 m 3.6 km SSE
  4. 4Frederick's Hill317 m 5.7 km WNW
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 5.8 km; 3,362 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Mallard1,314
  • White snakeroot920
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee915
  • Sandhill Crane856
  • Common milkweed794
  • House Sparrow767
Where it sits

Where Lake Mendota sits

Region
Wisconsin12United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025 (scene 2025-09-29)
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 NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia