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Lake Yosemite

76 m249 ft
Tonight
46°FFair · Wind 0–10 mph WNW

Lake Yosemite is a lake at 76 m above sea level in California, United States.

All facts
Surface elevation
76 m
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3D map

Lake Yosemite 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 Yosemite 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 Yosemite 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 Yosemite weather

Tonight · Fair · 46°F (8°C) · Wind 0–10 mph WNW

Lake Yosemite forecast for about 64 m.

  • Tonight46°–0–10 mph WNW
  • Sat47°71°–0–5 mph SSE
  • Sun49°77°–0–5 mph SE
  • Mon47°75°1%0–5 mph NW
  • Tue46°72°1%5 mph NW
  • Wed47°72°–0–5 mph NW
  • Thu48°72°9%0–5 mph NNW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:56 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Yosemite

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

All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
Parking0.4 km SE
Parking0.4 km SE
Parking0.6 km S
Slope

Slope

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

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

Gentle, 0–15°
99.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
0.3%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
40 m low point 55 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 71.4%Water 10.7%Built-up 7.0%Trees 6.2%Cropland 4.3%

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 2 km; 545 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Canada Goose198
  • Great Egret126
  • American Bullfrog106
  • Common Raccoon77
  • Snowy Egret69
  • Red Swamp Crayfish69
Where it sits

Where Lake Yosemite sits

Region
California152United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Lake Yosemite 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 2026-08-06)
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)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · Wikipedia