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Lake Vermilion

414 m1,358 ft
Area
156 km²
Tonight
57°FRain showers · Wind 10–20 mph S

Lake Vermilion is a lake at 414 m above sea level in Minnesota, United States, 156 km² in area and 38.8 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
414 m
Length
38.8 km
Shoreline
514.7 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Lake Vermilion in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline
514.7 km
3D map

Lake Vermilion 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 20 × 20 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lake Vermilion 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 Vermilion 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 Vermilion weather

Tonight · Rain showers · 57°F (14°C) · 67% chance of precipitation · Wind 10–20 mph S

Lake Vermilion forecast for about 415 m.

  • Tonight57°67%10–20 mph S
  • Sat34°68°55%10–20 mph SW
  • Sun28°49°1%5–10 mph W
  • Mon27°43°13%5 mph N
  • Tue34°46°33%5 mph SE
  • Wed35°52°41%10 mph S
  • Thu29°47°17%10–15 mph W

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

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Vermilion

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

  • Nearest campsite

    McKinley Park Campground

    3.8 km SSE · +2 more within 4.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    4.3 km S

    +2 more within 4.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    North Pine Ridges Trailhead

    5.3 km SSE · +2 more within 6.7 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
McKinley Park CampgroundCampsite3.8 km SSE
McKinley Park CampgroundCampsite3.8 km SSE
Campsite4.2 km NW
Parking4.3 km S
Parking4.3 km S
Parking4.8 km SW
North Pine Ridges TrailheadTrailhead5.3 km SSE
Trout Lake BWCA Entry PointTrailhead6.5 km NNW
Trailhead6.7 km SSE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 20 × 20 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 97% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
97.2%
Moderate, 15–30°
2.8%
Steep, 30–45°
0.1%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.1% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view
106 m low point 414 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 64.1%Water 26.3%Grassland 7.9%Wetland 0.7%Built-up 0.5%

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

Where it sits

Where Lake Vermilion sits

Region
Minnesota23United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Lake Vermilion 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 2026 (scene 2026-09-22)
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)
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · Wikipedia