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Lake · England

Thirlmere

177 m581 ft
Area
2.77 km²
Max depth
40 m
Tonight
5°CPartly cloudy · Wind 17 km/h NW

Thirlmere is a lake at 177 m above sea level in England, United Kingdom, 2.77 km² in area and 5.8 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
177 m
Length
5.8 km
Shoreline
16.1 km
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Lake

Thirlmere in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

5.8 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
16.1 km≈4 h to walk around
3D map

Thirlmere 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 7.8 × 7.8 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Thirlmere terrain and contours

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

Thirlmere elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Thirlmere weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 5°C (41°F) · Wind 17 km/h NW

Thirlmere forecast for about 177 m.

  • Tonight5°–17 km/h NW
  • Today6°11°41.1 mm52 km/h W
  • Sun7°9°6.3 mm46 km/h W
  • Mon7°13°20.9 mm31 km/h SW
  • Tue8°12°14.4 mm41 km/h S
  • Wed9°11°6.4 mm28 km/h W
  • Thu8°10°0.7 mm14 km/h SE
  • Fri9°11°9.1 mm21 km/h SE
  • Sat5°10°4.5 mm22 km/h SE
  • Sun5°7°1.1 mm21 km/h NW

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 Thirlmere

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.1 km SW

    +2 more within 0.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Armboth Hall Summerhouse

    1.2 km NNW · +2 more within 6.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Thirlspot Farm Camping

    1.9 km NNE · +2 more within 5.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    High Bridge End Farm

    3.4 km N · +2 more within 6.5 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 12
PlaceDistance
Parking0.1 km SW
Parking0.1 km W
Parking0.4 km NW
Armboth Hall SummerhouseHut1.2 km NNW
Thirlspot Farm CampingCampsite1.9 km NNE
High Bridge End FarmCaravan site3.4 km N
National Trust CampsiteCampsite5.0 km WSW
Keswick Scouts Ashness HutCampsite5.4 km NW
Dalebottom Farm Camping Site and Caravan ParkCaravan site6.2 km NNW
Grange Old SchoolHut6.2 km WNW
Causeway FootHut6.3 km NNW
Low Manesty Caravan ParkCaravan site6.5 km WNW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 7.8 × 7.8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 51% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
51.3%
Moderate, 15–30°
37.2%
Steep, 30–45°
10.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.7%
Steeper than 30°
11.5% of the 61 km² view
Relief in view
821 m low point 125 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 80.8%Trees 13.8%Water 5.3%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 3.9 km of Thirlmere.

NESW2 km5 km123456
Summit list 6
  1. 1White Side863 m 2.4 km E
  2. 2Lower Man925 m 2.5 km ESE
  3. 3Raise883 m 3.1 km ENE
  4. 4Helvellyn950 m 3.1 km ESE
  5. 5Catstye Cam890 m 3.5 km E
  6. 6Nethermost Pike891 m 3.7 km SE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3.9 km; 312 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Common Chaffinch14
  • Woodland Dor Beetle14
  • Parsley fern10
  • Round-leaved sundew9
  • Common Raven8
  • Least Willow8
Where it sits

Where Thirlmere sits

Range
Lake District28
Region
England120United Kingdom371Europe2,143
Protected area
Lake District National Park27
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Lake District 6
See all 28 in the Lake District →
Downloads

Thirlmere 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 2026-07-15)
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)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia