Winnisquam Lake
- Area
- 17 km²
- Max depth
- 52 m
- Tonight
- 36°FFair · Wind 0 mph
Winnisquam Lake is a lake at 147 m above sea level in New Hampshire, United States, 17 km² in area and 14.8 km long.
All facts
- Surface elevation
- 147 m
- Length
- 14.8 km
- Shoreline
- 51.5 km
Winnisquam Lake in numbers
Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.
- Shoreline
- 51.5 km
Winnisquam Lake 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 16.8 × 16.8 km
Winnisquam 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.
Winnisquam Lake elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Winnisquam Lake weather
Today · Clear · 36 / 63°F (2 / 17°C) · Wind 0–5 mph SW
Winnisquam Lake forecast for about 146 m.
- Today36°63°–0–5 mph SW
- Mon33°63°–0–5 mph W
- Tue26°51°–5 mph NW
- Wed33°53°–0–5 mph SW
- Thu45°64°7%0–10 mph SW
- Fri39°63°1%5–10 mph W
- Sat42°62°6%0–5 mph W
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 25, 06:36 UTC.
Camping & parking near Winnisquam Lake
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Winnisquam Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
1.7 km E
Nearest trailhead
Wayne Elliott (Purple) 0.6mi
All mapped places 6
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 1.7 km E |
| Parking | 1.8 km E |
| Parking | 1.8 km NE |
| Wayne Elliott (Purple) 0.6miTrailhead | 5.7 km W |
| This is My Song (Blue) 1miTrailhead | 6.5 km W |
| Trailhead | 6.8 km WNW |
Slope
Share of the 16.8 × 16.8 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mostly gentle: 94% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 0.1% of the 282 km² view
- Relief in view
- 291 m low point 141 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 8.4 km of Winnisquam Lake.
Summit list 6
- 1Hopkinson Hill404 m 4.0 km W
- 2Bachelder Hill358 m 4.5 km NW
- 3Steele Hill403 m 5.1 km WNW
- 4Snow Dragon Mountain367 m 5.3 km NW
- 5Ladd Mountain404 m 5.7 km NW
- 6Leavitt Mountain425 m 7.5 km NW
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 8.4 km; 1,109 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Monarch52
- Wild Turkey43
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee35
- Alder buckthorn33
- American Toad33
- Eastern Teaberry32
Where Winnisquam Lake sits
- Region
- New Hampshire15United States943North America1,328
Nearby places
Webster Lake↑16 km WSW
Lake Winnipesaukee153 m↑17 km ENE
Squam Lake171 m↑23 km N
Newfound Lake179 m↑26 km WNW
Pleasant Lake↑38 km WSW
More 1
Winnisquam Lake downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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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)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)