Lake · Alaska

Toolik Lake

715 m2,346 ft

Area: 1.46 km²
Tonight: 24°FAreas of blowing snow · Wind 15–20 mph S

Toolik Lake is a lake at 715 m above sea level in Alaska, United States, 1.46 km² in area and 1.9 km long.

All facts

Surface elevation: 715 m
Length: 1.9 km
Shoreline: 7.7 km

Open the 3D view

Lake

Toolik Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline: 7.7 km≈2 h to walk around

3D map

Toolik Lake 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

Toolik Lake terrain and contours

10 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 50 mShowing west → east through the centre

Toolik 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

Toolik Lake weather

Today · Areas of blowing snow · 24 / 28°F (-4 / -2°C) · 18% chance of precipitation · Wind 20 mph S

Toolik Lake forecast for about 764 m.

Today24°28°18%20 mph S
Sat30°35°18%15–25 mph S
Sun28°35°8%15–20 mph S
Mon29°35°24%15–20 mph S
Tue28°37°44%15–20 mph SW
Wed28°36°30%10–15 mph S
Thu23°34°31%15 mph S

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Toolik Lake

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

Nearest parking
0.8 km SE
+2 more within 2.3 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 3

Place	Distance
Parking	0.8 km SE
Parking	0.8 km SE
Parking	2.3 km ESE

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 98% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

98.1%

Moderate, 15–30°

1.7%

Steep, 30–45°

0.1%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 0.1% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view: 155 m low point 680 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 76.5%Moss & lichen 13.0%Water 10.5%

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 2 km; 284 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Arctic Ground Squirrel53
Alpine azalea35
Willow Ptarmigan34
Yellow-billed Loon34
Dwarf Fireweed32
Lingonberry29

Where it sits

Where Toolik Lake sits

Nearby

Nearby places

Galbraith Lake797 m21 km SSE

Downloads

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

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Print & wall

JPGToolik Lake satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-27.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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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 2026-09-27)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Toolik Lake

West → east through the centre

Nearest parking