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Tule Lake

1,229 m4,032 ft
Area
38 km²
Tonight
30°FFair · Wind 2–6 mph ENE

Tule Lake is a lake at 1,229 m above sea level in California, United States, 38 km² in area and 11.3 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
1,229 m
Length
11.3 km
Shoreline
39.5 km
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Lake

Tule Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

11.3 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
39.5 km≈10 h to walk around
3D map

Tule Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 13.3 × 13.3 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Tule 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.

Index contours every 100 mShowing west → east through the centre

Tule 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

Tule Lake weather

Tonight · Fair · 30°F (-1°C) · Wind 2–6 mph ENE

Tule Lake forecast for about 1,228 m.

  • Tonight30°–2–6 mph ENE
  • Sat35°57°–5 mph E
  • Sun37°60°15%3 mph SE
  • Mon33°53°33%6–13 mph SW
  • Tue32°52°6%5 mph SW
  • Wed34°55°5%2–6 mph NE
  • Thu35°55°10%5 mph NNE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 02:47 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Tule Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    Hill Road Middle Hunter Parking

    2.7 km W · +2 more within 3.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Fairgrounds RV Park

    6.3 km NE

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
Hill Road Middle Hunter ParkingParking2.7 km W
Wildlife Overlook ParkingParking2.9 km WSW
Parking3.6 km NW
Fairgrounds RV ParkCaravan site6.3 km NE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 13.3 × 13.3 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 94% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
93.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
4.4%
Steep, 30–45°
1.7%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.1%
Steeper than 30°
1.8% of the 177 km² view
Relief in view
378 m low point 1,225 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 50.0%Cropland 27.2%Water 20.7%Built-up 1.0%Bare rock / sparse 0.8%

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 6.7 km; 255 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Eared Grebe93
  • Western Grebe86
  • Red-tailed Hawk69
  • White-faced Ibis68
  • American Coot59
  • Red-winged Blackbird59
Where it sits

Where Tule Lake sits

Region
California152United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Tule 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 2026-08-04)
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