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Smith Mountain Lake
- Area
- 79 km²
- Tonight
- 41°FFair · Wind 7 mph NE
Smith Mountain Lake is a lake at 241 m above sea level in Virginia, United States, 79 km² in area and 33.4 km long.
All facts
- Surface elevation
- 241 m
- Length
- 33.4 km
- Shoreline
- 705.5 km
Smith Mountain Lake in numbers
Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.
- Shoreline
- 705.5 km
Smith Mountain Lake 3D map
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Smith Mountain Lake 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.
Smith Mountain Lake elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Smith Mountain Lake weather
Tonight · Fair · 41°F (5°C) · Wind 7 mph NE
Smith Mountain Lake forecast for about 272 m.
- Tonight41°–7 mph NE
- Sat42°63°–7 mph NE
- Sun43°66°–6 mph NE
- Mon44°70°–3 mph N
- Tue48°72°–5 mph N
- Wed49°67°1%6 mph NE
- Thu50°71°3%5 mph NE
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 00:00 UTC.
Camping & parking near Smith Mountain Lake
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Smith Mountain Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
0.2 km ENE
Nearest caravan site
3.3 km NW
Nearest campsite
Eagle's Roost
All mapped places 6
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 0.2 km ENE |
| Caravan site | 3.3 km NW |
| Parking | 4.6 km SSE |
| Parking | 4.9 km ENE |
| Eagle's RoostCampsite | 5.2 km NW |
| Campsite | 7.1 km NW |
Slope
Share of the 20 × 20 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mostly gentle: 86% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 1.1% of the 400 km² view
- Relief in view
- 453 m low point 167 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 10 km of Smith Mountain Lake.
Summit list 4
- 1Smith Mountain590 m 4.0 km SW
- 2Bettys Hill353 m 4.9 km NNE
- 3Mars Hill307 m 6.8 km NW
- 4Greer Knob495 m 7.5 km SW
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 10 km; 817 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Great Blue Heron24
- Eastern Fence Lizard23
- White-tailed Deer23
- Common Box Turtle22
- Fan clubmoss22
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail21
Where Smith Mountain Lake sits
- Region
- Virginia13United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Mountain Lake1,181 m↑96 km WNW
Pilot MountainPeak · 738 m↑114 km SW
Kerr Lake71 m↑120 km ESE
Rockfish GapPass · 580 m↑126 km NNE
Falls Lake76 m↑135 km SSE
More in the Blue Ridge Mountains 6
Smith Mountain Lake downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-25)
- 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)