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Lake Monona

257 m843 ft
Area
14 km²
Max depth
21 m
Tonight
52°FCloudy · Wind 5–10 mph SE

Lake Monona is a lake at 257 m above sea level in United States, 14 km² in area and 6.5 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
257 m
Length
6.5 km
Shoreline
27.4 km
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Lake

Lake Monona in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

6.5 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
27.4 km≈6¾ h to walk around
3D map

Lake Monona 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 8.5 × 8.5 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lake Monona terrain and contours

2 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 10 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Monona 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 Monona weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 52°F (11°C) · 2% chance of precipitation · Wind 5–10 mph SE

Lake Monona forecast for about 259 m.

  • Tonight52°2%5–10 mph SE
  • Sat53°72°3%5–15 mph S
  • Sun50°73°2%5–10 mph SW
  • Mon44°61°13%10 mph NE
  • Tue48°61°33%10 mph E
  • Wed48°68°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 Monona

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

  • Nearest parking

    Blair Lot

    1.5 km NW · +2 more within 1.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    2.3 km SW

    +2 more within 2.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    MMSD

    3.7 km SSE · +2 more within 4.5 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Blair LotParking1.5 km NW
Parking1.5 km NW
Parking1.5 km E
Campsite2.3 km SW
Campsite2.3 km SW
Campsite2.3 km SW
MMSDTrailhead3.7 km SSE
Lewis Nine Springs E-WayTrailhead4.0 km SSE
Lower Yahara River TrailTrailhead4.5 km SSE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 8.5 × 8.5 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
99.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
0.4%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 72 km² view
Relief in view
46 m low point 256 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Water 33.6%Built-up 28.5%Trees 23.8%Grassland 12.0%Cropland 1.5%

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 4.3 km; 2,934 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee1,503
  • Mallard1,050
  • Monarch781
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee719
  • House Sparrow643
  • Western Honey Bee640
Where it sits

Where Lake Monona sits

Region
United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Lake Monona downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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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