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Lake Poway

283 m928 ft
Area
0.24 km²
Tonight
54°FRain showers · Wind 0–5 mph E

Lake Poway is a lake at 283 m above sea level in California, United States, 0.24 km² in area and 0.8 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
283 m
Length
0.8 km
Shoreline
2.4 km
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Lake

Lake Poway in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

0.8 km longest200 mN ↑
Shoreline
2.4 km≈30 min to walk around
3D map

Lake Poway 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4 × 4 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lake Poway 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.

Index contours every 100 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Poway 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 Poway weather

Tonight · Rain showers · 54°F (12°C) · 31% chance of precipitation · Wind 0–5 mph E

Lake Poway forecast for about 243 m.

  • Tonight54°31%0–5 mph E
  • Sat57°76°1%0–10 mph NW
  • Sun57°81°–0–10 mph NW
  • Mon57°82°–5–10 mph NW
  • Tue55°80°–0–5 mph W
  • Wed57°78°3%0–5 mph SE
  • Thu57°75°18%0–5 mph S

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 20:37 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Poway

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.3 km WSW

    +2 more within 0.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Iron Mountain Trail Head

    4.8 km SE · +1 more within 7.5 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 5
PlaceDistance
Parking0.3 km WSW
Parking0.4 km W
Parking0.4 km WSW
Iron Mountain Trail HeadTrailhead4.8 km SE
South Poway Trail HeadTrailhead7.5 km SSW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 56% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
56.4%
Moderate, 15–30°
39.1%
Steep, 30–45°
4.5%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
4.5% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
524 m low point 152 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Shrubland 37.9%Trees 36.9%Built-up 13.6%Grassland 9.2%Water 1.6%Bare rock / sparse 0.7%

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

Where it sits

Where Lake Poway sits

Region
California152United States932North America1,313
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Nearby places

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-01)
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)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia