Topolu
Explore

Peak maps

Compare

Treks with GPX

Lake · Arizona

Watson Lake

1,573 m5,161 ft
Tonight
40°FFair · Wind 5 mph S

Watson Lake is a lake at 1,573 m above sea level in Arizona, United States.

All facts
Surface elevation
1,573 m
Open the 3D view
3D map

Watson 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

Watson 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

Watson 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

Watson Lake weather

Tonight · Fair · 40°F (4°C) · 5% chance of precipitation · Wind 5 mph S

Watson Lake forecast for about 1,630 m.

  • Tonight40°5%5 mph S
  • Sat40°61°58%3–7 mph S
  • Sun39°62°–2–6 mph NE
  • Mon41°67°–2–6 mph E
  • Tue42°68°–3–7 mph S
  • Wed44°67°5%3–9 mph S
  • Thu44°65°31%5–9 mph SE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 22:13 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Watson Lake

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

All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
Parking0.1 km NW
Parking0.2 km NNW
Watson Lake ParkParking0.4 km NNE
Slope

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 80% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
79.8%
Moderate, 15–30°
18.3%
Steep, 30–45°
1.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.2%
Steeper than 30°
2.0% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
181 m low point 1,539 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 58.9%Shrubland 14.4%Built-up 11.4%Trees 7.8%Water 4.3%Bare rock / sparse 3.1%

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; 633 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Canada Goose105
  • Mallard102
  • Great Blue Heron100
  • Ornate Tree Lizard84
  • Baker Kingcup Cactus83
  • American Coot64
Where it sits

Where Watson Lake sits

Region
Arizona28United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

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

Free files made in your browser from this page's terrain data. No sign-up; credit the sources below.

Print & wall
3D printing & 3D apps
GIS & GPS
</>Embed this mapPaste this into your site to show the interactive 3D terrain, with a credit link back here.<iframe src="https://topolu.com/embed/watson-lake" width="100%" height="480" style="border:0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen title="3D terrain of Watson Lake"></iframe> <p><a href="https://topolu.com/watson-lake" rel="nofollow">Topolu</a></p>

Free to use with credit: see the data sources

Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-19)
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)
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