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Upper Waterton Lake

1,277 m4,190 ft
Area
9.74 km²
Max depth
150 m

Upper Waterton Lake is a lake at 1,277 m above sea level in Montana, United States, 9.74 km² in area and 11.1 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
1,277 m
Length
11.1 km
Shoreline
28.4 km
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Lake

Upper Waterton Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

11.1 km longest5 kmN ↑
Shoreline
28.4 km≈7 h to walk around
3D map

Upper Waterton Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 13.1 × 13.1 km

Surface
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Topographic map

Upper Waterton Lake 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

Upper Waterton Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Upper Waterton Lake weather

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Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Upper Waterton Lake

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

  • Nearest trailhead

    CDT North Terminus - GDT South Terminus

    0.5 km WSW · +2 more within 4.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    3.3 km NNW

    +2 more within 4.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    5.1 km NNW

    +2 more within 5.2 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
CDT North Terminus - GDT South TerminusTrailhead0.5 km WSW
Campsite3.3 km NNW
Bertha Lake CampCampsite4.4 km NW
Goat Haunt ShelterCampsite4.6 km S
Waterton Lake TrailheadTrailhead4.7 km S
Waterton Valley TrailheadTrailhead4.8 km S
Parking5.1 km NNW
Parking5.1 km NNW
Parking5.2 km NNW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 13.1 × 13.1 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
25.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
31.3%
Steep, 30–45°
35.1%
Cliffs, 45° and over
8.0%
Steeper than 30°
43.1% of the 172 km² view
Relief in view
1,396 m low point 1,277 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 48.3%Bare rock / sparse 16.1%Moss & lichen 15.8%Grassland 10.7%Water 8.9%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 6.5 km of Upper Waterton Lake.

NESW5 km10 km1234567
Summit list 7
  1. 1Mount Boswell2,400 m 2.5 km E
  2. 2Campbell Mountain2,513 m 4.3 km SW
  3. 3Bertha Peak2,454 m 4.8 km NW
  4. 4Vimy Ridge2,423 m 5.0 km ENE
  5. 5Mount Alderson2,692 m 5.4 km WNW
  6. 6Olson Mountain2,407 m 6.2 km SSW
  7. 7Miche Wabun Peak2,695 m 6.5 km SE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6.5 km; 1,011 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Mule Deer401
  • Thimbleberry198
  • Common beargrass179
  • Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel169
  • Columbian Ground Squirrel163
  • Purple Clematis158
Where it sits

Where Upper Waterton Lake sits

Region
Montana24United States932Canada331North America1,313
Protected area
Glacier National Park12
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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 2026-08-28)
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
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 · Wikipedia