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Lake · Washington

Spirit Lake

1,050 m3,445 ft
Area
10 km²
Tonight
33°FFair · Wind 5 mph N

Spirit Lake is a lake at 1,050 m above sea level in Washington, United States, 10 km² in area and 6.4 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
1,050 m
Length
6.4 km
Shoreline
23.5 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Spirit Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

6.4 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
23.5 km≈6 h to walk around
3D map

Spirit Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 8.4 × 8.4 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Spirit Lake terrain and contours

50 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 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Spirit Lake 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

Spirit Lake weather

Today · Clear · 33 / 47°F (1 / 8°C) · 2% chance of precipitation · Wind 6 mph NW

Spirit Lake forecast for about 1,047 m.

  • Today33°47°2%6 mph NW
  • Sat38°53°40%5 mph ESE
  • Sun39°49°62%5–12 mph SSE
  • Mon38°49°52%2–8 mph SSW
  • Tue37°48°37%3 mph SW
  • Wed36°49°37%2–7 mph ESE
  • Thu35°51°17%2–9 mph SE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 00:41 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Spirit Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    Cedar Creek Viewpoint

    1.9 km E · +2 more within 2.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Independence Pass Trailhead

    3.1 km ENE · +1 more within 5.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Margaret Camp

    4.5 km NNW · +2 more within 4.9 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 8
PlaceDistance
Cedar Creek ViewpointParking1.9 km E
Donnybrook ViewpointParking2.1 km SE
Smith Creek Trailhead (Upper)Parking2.2 km SE
Independence Pass TrailheadTrailhead3.1 km ENE
Margaret CampCampsite4.5 km NNW
Dome CampCampsite4.6 km NNW
Bear CampCampsite4.9 km NNE
Norway Pass TrailheadTrailhead5.4 km NE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 8.4 × 8.4 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
39.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
32.9%
Steep, 30–45°
24.6%
Cliffs, 45° and over
2.9%
Steeper than 30°
27.5% of the 71 km² view
Relief in view
1,125 m low point 622 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 53.0%Trees 27.4%Water 14.7%Bare rock / sparse 4.2%Moss & lichen 0.7%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4.2 km of Spirit Lake.

NESW2 km5 km123
Summit list 3
  1. 1Windy Ridge1,405 m 2.2 km SE
  2. 2Harry's Ridge1,448 m 2.6 km W
  3. 3The Dome1,739 m 4.1 km NNW
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4.2 km; 194 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Mount Hood pussypaws40
  • Cardwell's Beardtongue29
  • Pearly everlasting26
  • Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel19
  • Giant red paintbrush17
  • Dwarf Lupine12
Where it sits

Where Spirit Lake sits

Region
Washington57United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

Spirit Lake 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 2026-08-07)
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)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
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 NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia