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Wheeler Lake

168 m551 ft
Tonight
50°FClear · Wind 0–5 mph E

Wheeler Lake is a lake at 168 m above sea level in Alabama, United States.

All facts
Surface elevation
168 m
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Wheeler 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

Wheeler Lake terrain and contours

2 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 10 mShowing west → east through the centre

Wheeler Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Wheeler Lake weather

Tonight · Clear · 50°F (10°C) · Wind 0–5 mph E

Wheeler Lake forecast for about 173 m.

  • Tonight50°–0–5 mph E
  • Sat50°75°–5 mph SE
  • Sun48°74°–0–5 mph ESE
  • Mon49°73°–0–5 mph ESE
  • Tue50°75°–0 mph
  • Wed49°75°–0–5 mph SE
  • Thu49°77°–0–5 mph SSE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 00:50 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Wheeler Lake

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.7 km N

    +2 more within 2.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    HWY 101 Campground

    0.9 km NNE · +2 more within 5.7 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
Parking0.7 km N
HWY 101 CampgroundCampsite0.9 km NNE
Parking1.6 km SSW
Joe Wheeler State Park Multi-Use TrailParking2.5 km S
Campsite4.5 km NNE
Joe Wheeler State Park CampgroundCampsite5.7 km E
Slope

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 97% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
97.0%
Moderate, 15–30°
2.5%
Steep, 30–45°
0.4%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.4% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
47 m low point 154 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Water 56.8%Trees 28.9%Grassland 7.4%Cropland 5.9%Built-up 0.9%

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

Where it sits

Where Wheeler Lake sits

Region
Alabama6United States932North America1,313
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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 2026-09-18)
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)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia