Lake Tahoma
- Area
- 0.67 km²
- Tonight
- 44°FFair · Wind 0 mph
Lake Tahoma is a lake at 427 m above sea level in North Carolina, United States, 0.67 km² in area and 1.6 km long.
All facts
- Surface elevation
- 427 m
- Length
- 1.6 km
- Shoreline
- 7.2 km
Lake Tahoma in numbers
Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.
- Shoreline
- 7.2 km≈1¾ h to walk around
Lake Tahoma 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
Lake Tahoma 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 Tahoma elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Lake Tahoma weather
Tonight · Fair · 44°F (7°C) · Wind 0 mph
Lake Tahoma forecast for about 502 m.
- Tonight44°–0 mph
- Sat40°62°–2 mph ENE
- Sun40°64°–2 mph NE
- Mon44°71°–0 mph
- Tue46°73°–0 mph
- Wed46°68°1%1 mph NE
- Thu47°72°3%0 mph
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:25 UTC.
Camping & parking near Lake Tahoma
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lake Tahoma, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest caravan site
Buck Creek RV Park
Nearest parking
3.9 km SE
Nearest campsite
Mad Mama's River Run Campground
All mapped places 7
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Buck Creek RV ParkCaravan site | 0.7 km SE |
| Parking | 3.9 km SE |
| Mad Mama's River Run CampgroundCampsite | 4.2 km SE |
| Parking | 4.2 km ESE |
| Parking | 4.3 km ESE |
| Triple C CampgroundCampsite | 4.6 km WNW |
| Mountain Stream RV ParkCaravan site | 5.2 km WNW |
Slope
Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 23.4% of the 16 km² view
- Relief in view
- 423 m low point 391 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.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2 km; 61 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Greenhead Shiner5
- Carolina Fantail Darter3
- Warpaint Shiner3
- Tufted Titmouse2
- Eastern hemlock2
- Great rhododendron2
Where Lake Tahoma sits
- Region
- North Carolina19United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Mount MitchellPeak · 2,037 m↑17 km WNW
Lake James365 m↑19 km E
Watauga Lake↑68 km N
Cold MountainPeak · 1,838 m↑78 km WSW
Sassafras MountainPeak · 1,085 m↑97 km SW
More 1
Lake Tahoma 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 2026-09-27)
- 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)