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Watzmann-Südspitze · 2,712 m · 6.3 km WNW
Lake · Bavaria

Obersee

624 m2,047 ft
Area
0.56 km²
Max depth
30 m
Tonight
5°CRain · Wind 4 km/h E

Obersee is a lake at 624 m above sea level in Bavaria, Germany, 0.56 km² in area and 1.4 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
624 m
Length
1.4 km
Shoreline
3.4 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Obersee in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

1.4 km longest200 mN ↑
Shoreline
3.4 km≈45 min to walk around
3D map

Obersee 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

Obersee terrain and contours

100 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 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 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Obersee 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

Obersee weather

Tonight · Rain · 5°C (41°F) · 3.0 mm · Wind 4 km/h E

Obersee forecast for about 624 m.

  • Tonight5°3.0 mm4 km/h E
  • Today-1°6°2.1 mm9 km/h S
  • Sun4°9°18.1 mm13 km/h S
  • Mon2°9°0.8 mm6 km/h W
  • Tue10°15°0.1 mm5 km/h NW
  • Wed7°12°7.9 mm7 km/h NW
  • Thu5°11°–4 km/h NW
  • Fri6°12°–3 km/h N
  • Sat4°8°0.7 mm4 km/h NW
  • Sun6°10°3.9 mm3 km/h W

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Obersee

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

  • Nearest hut

    Gotzenalm

    2.4 km NNE · +2 more within 3.6 km

All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
GotzenalmHut2.4 km NNE
Wasseralm in der RöthHut2.7 km SSE
OstwandlagerHut3.6 km NNW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
25.0%
Moderate, 15–30°
29.3%
Steep, 30–45°
19.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
26.5%
Steeper than 30°
45.7% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
1,548 m low point 602 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 60.7%Grassland 29.1%Water 9.8%

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; 372 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • European Rose Chafer20
  • Mallard16
  • Dwarf Elder15
  • Sticky Sage15
  • Hart's-tongue fern13
  • Common Spotted Orchid12
Where it sits

Where Obersee sits

Region
Bavaria48Germany118Europe2,143
Protected area
Berchtesgaden National Park6
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Obersee downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © 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.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-15)
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
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 MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia