Lakes / California / San Bernardino County / Little Mountain Basin
Little Mountain Basin, California
28 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
34.16 degrees N, 117.30 degrees W - San Bernardino 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 Little Mountain Basin Stacks Up
- Larger than 7% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 55 miles from Los Angeles, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Gregory | San Bernardino | 5.7 mi | 81 acres |
| Silverwood Lake | San Bernardino | 9.2 mi | 906 acres |
| Lake Arrowhead | San Bernardino | 9.2 mi | 736 acres |
| Lake Evans | Riverside | 12 mi | 32 acres |
| Big Bear Lake | San Bernardino | 22 mi | 2,695 acres |
| Perris Reservoir | Riverside | 22 mi | 2,233 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Little Mountain Basin
How Big Is Little Mountain Basin?
Little Mountain Basin covers 28 acres in San Bernardino County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in San Bernardino County?
Big Bear Lake is the largest lake in San Bernardino County, at 2,695 acres.
Largest Lakes in California
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salton Sea | Imperial | 233,096 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Tahoe | Placer | 122,975 acres | - |
| 3 | Goose Lake | Modoc | 93,048 acres | - |
| 4 | Honey Lake | Lassen | 59,917 acres | - |
| 5 | Mono Lake | Mono | 45,124 acres | - |
All 1,147 California lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 27831672). Verified October 30, 2026.