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Lexington Reservoir

194 m636 ft
Tonight
50°FClear · Wind 7 mph N

Lexington Reservoir is a lake at 194 m above sea level in California, United States.

All facts
Surface elevation
194 m
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Lexington Reservoir 3D map

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Surface
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Topographic map

Lexington Reservoir 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.

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Lexington Reservoir elevation profile

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Weather

Lexington Reservoir weather

Tonight · Clear · 50°F (10°C) · Wind 7 mph N

Lexington Reservoir forecast for about 247 m.

  • Tonight50°–7 mph N
  • Sat54°69°–6 mph N
  • Sun50°73°–3 mph S
  • Mon48°68°1%2–6 mph NW
  • Tue48°66°1%5 mph NW
  • Wed51°67°1%2 mph NW
  • Thu50°65°22%2 mph NW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 21:51 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lexington Reservoir

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

  • Nearest parking

    Douglas B. Miller Memorial Point parking

    0.9 km NNE · +2 more within 1.2 km

  • Nearest campsite

    Lupin Lodge

    1.8 km SSE

All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
Parking0.7 km NNW
Douglas B. Miller Memorial Point parkingParking0.9 km NNE
Parking1.2 km NNE
Lupin LodgeCampsite1.8 km SSE
Slope

Slope

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

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
35.4%
Moderate, 15–30°
41.6%
Steep, 30–45°
22.5%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.5%
Steeper than 30°
23.0% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
500 m low point 125 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 82.1%Grassland 9.1%Water 5.6%Built-up 2.6%

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; 1,297 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • California Newt885
  • Mule Deer238
  • Orange bush monkeyflower195
  • California Slender Salamander192
  • Western Fence Lizard177
  • Beaked Twig Gall Wasp168
Where it sits

Where Lexington Reservoir sits

Range
American Cordillera467North American Cordillera271Pacific Coast Ranges119California Coast Ranges7Santa Cruz Mountains4
Region
California152United States932North America1,313
Nearby

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 2026-09-12)
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