Lakes / Virginia / Greene County / Green Mountain Lake
Green Mountain Lake, Virginia
60.05 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Virginia
38.28 degrees N, 78.44 degrees W - Greene County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Green Mountain Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 55% of the 329 lakes counted in Virginia.
- The largest lake in Greene County among those counted.
- About 17 miles from Charlottesville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Shenandoah | Greene | 1.6 mi | 30.89 acres |
| Chris Greene Lake | Albemarle | 7.8 mi | 57.08 acres |
| White Oak Lake | Madison | 10.0 mi | 52.32 acres |
| South Fork Rivanna River Reservoir | Albemarle | 12 mi | 398.87 acres |
| Lake Albemarle | Albemarle | 16 mi | 37.07 acres |
| Lake Gordonsville | Louisa | 18 mi | 77.34 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in Virginia
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John H. Kerr Reservoir | Mecklenburg | 44,895.08 acres | - |
| 2 | Smith Mountain Lake | Franklin | 19,676.26 acres | - |
| 3 | Lake Anna | Louisa | 12,672.74 acres | - |
| 4 | Claytor Lake | Pulaski | 4,073.29 acres | - |
| 5 | Lake Drummond | Chesapeake | 3,240.79 acres | - |
All 329 Virginia lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 66112984). Verified October 30, 2026.