Lakes / North Carolina / Henderson County / Lake Summit
Lake Summit, North Carolina
222.89 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
35.23 degrees N, 82.42 degrees W - Henderson 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 Lake Summit Stacks Up
- Larger than 74% of the 295 lakes counted in North Carolina.
- The largest lake in Henderson County among those counted.
- About 27 miles from Asheville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osceola Lake | Henderson | 5.9 mi | 30.48 acres |
| Summit Lake | Transylvania | 11 mi | 102.92 acres |
| Cascade Lake | Transylvania | 12 mi | 68.41 acres |
| Lake Adger | Polk | 14 mi | 370.91 acres |
| Thunder Lake | Transylvania | 16 mi | 50.53 acres |
| Noname | Transylvania | 16 mi | 70.82 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in North Carolina
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Norman | Iredell | 30,797.52 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Mattamuskeet | Hyde | 26,110.39 acres | - |
| 3 | Lake Gaston | Warren | 18,986.78 acres | - |
| 4 | Phelps Lake | Washington | 15,941.02 acres | - |
| 5 | B Everett Jordan Lake | Chatham | 13,118.99 acres | - |
All 295 North Carolina lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 142755248). Verified October 30, 2026.