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Annapurna II · 7,937 m · 39 km NNE
Lake · Western Development Region

Phewa Lake

795 m2,608 ft
Area
4.31 km²
Max depth
19 m
Tonight
15°CClear · Wind 9 km/h SE

Phewa Lake is a lake at 795 m above sea level in Western Development Region, Nepal, 4.31 km² in area and 5.3 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
795 m
Length
5.3 km
Shoreline
22.9 km
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3D map

Phewa Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 7.3 × 7.3 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Phewa Lake topographic map

50 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 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Phewa Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Lake

Phewa Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

5.3 km longest1 kmN ↑
Shoreline
22.9 km≈5¾ h to walk around
Weather

Phewa Lake weather

Today · Clear · 15 / 25°C (59 / 77°F) · Wind 9 km/h SE

Phewa Lake forecast for about 795 m.

  • Today15°25°–9 km/h SE
  • Sun15°26°–9 km/h SE
  • Mon15°26°–8 km/h SE
  • Tue16°27°–4 km/h SE
  • Wed15°29°–4 km/h SE
  • Thu18°24°14.7 mm4 km/h W
  • Fri18°19°132.2 mm6 km/h SE
  • Sat17°21°9.2 mm4 km/h W
  • Sun17°24°0.5 mm5 km/h SE
  • Mon18°24°0.7 mm5 km/h SE

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Phewa Lake

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

  • Nearest campsite

    Hallan Chok Camping Ground

    1.0 km E · +2 more within 1.2 km

  • Nearest parking

    Himalayan Kitchen Parking

    1.3 km E · +2 more within 1.2 km

  • Nearest hut

    Hut

    2.2 km NNE · +2 more within 6.2 km

  • Nearest caravan site

    3.0 km SSE

    +1 more within 4.6 km

All mapped places 11
PlaceDistance
Hallan Chok Camping GroundCampsite1.0 km E
Parking1.2 km ENE
Parking1.2 km E
Campsite1.2 km NE
Sedi Camping sideCampsite1.2 km NNE
Himalayan Kitchen ParkingParking1.3 km E
HutHut2.2 km NNE
Caravan site3.0 km SSE
Back To NatureHut4.3 km WNW
Overlander CampingCaravan site4.6 km WNW
Hut6.2 km W
Slope

Slope

Share of the 7.3 × 7.3 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
48.3%
Moderate, 15–30°
36.4%
Steep, 30–45°
14.6%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.7%
Steeper than 30°
15.3% of the 53 km² view
Relief in view
885 m low point 707 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 52.7%Built-up 15.8%Grassland 12.7%Cropland 9.8%Water 8.5%Bare rock / sparse 0.5%

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 3.6 km; 791 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Black Kite72
  • Red-vented Bulbul66
  • Eastern Cattle-Egret64
  • Oriental Magpie-Robin60
  • House Crow55
  • Himalayan Bulbul49
Where it sits

Where Phewa Lake sits

Region
Western Development Region13Nepal73Asia964
Nearby

Nearby places

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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 2026-10-23)
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 MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia