Vestland

Aurlandsdalen

Floor13 m43 ft

Depth: 1,249 m
Rim: 1,282 m
Length: 23.6 km
Tonight: 1°CPartly cloudy · Wind 11 km/h E

Aurlandsdalen is up to 1,249 m deep: the rim reaches 1,282 m and the floor 13 m, along 23.6 km.

All facts

Floor: 13 m

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Depth

Depth of Aurlandsdalen

Up to 1,249 m deep (typically 1,054 m) along the 23.6 km in view.

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.

3D map

Aurlandsdalen 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Aurlandsdalen terrain and contours

100 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 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.

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Aurlandsdalen elevation profile

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Weather

Aurlandsdalen weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 1°C (34°F) · Wind 11 km/h E

Aurlandsdalen forecast for about 1,282 m.

Tonight1°–11 km/h E
Today2°5°2.8 mm29 km/h E
Sun1°4°4.9 mm31 km/h SE
Mon0°2°8.7 mm14 km/h SW
Tue2°6°14.2 mm24 km/h S
Wed1°2°8.8 mm16 km/h SW
Thu0°2°–9 km/h SW
Fri-1°4°–8 km/h SE
Sat-1°3°4.0 mm8 km/h SE
Sun0°2°–6 km/h SE
Mon-1°2°–6 km/h SE

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 00:30 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Aurlandsdalen

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

Nearest parking
2.9 km W
+2 more within 4.0 km
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Nearest campsite
5.8 km SE
+2 more within 5.8 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 6

Place	Distance
Parking	2.9 km W
Parking	3.7 km W
Parking	4.0 km NNE
Campsite	5.8 km SE
Campsite	5.8 km SE
Campsite	5.8 km SE

Slope

Share of the 17 × 17 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

47.8%

Moderate, 15–30°

29.8%

Steep, 30–45°

15.6%

Cliffs, 45° and over

6.8%

Steeper than 30°: 22.4% of the 289 km² view
Relief in view: 1,665 m low point 0 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 32.8%Moss & lichen 28.1%Trees 18.1%Snow & ice 9.5%Bare rock / sparse 7.4%Water 3.9%

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

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 8.5 km of Aurlandsdalen.

Summit list 4

1Hovdungafjellet1,379 m 3.2 km SE
2Torskarnuten1,602 m 3.8 km NE
3Vindeggi1,301 m 3.9 km NNW
4Geitanosi1,446 m 5.7 km NNE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 8.5 km; 209 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Alpine gentian17
Pyramidal Saxifrage12
Marsh grass-of-Parnassus11
Alpine Catchfly11
Roseroot10
Least Willow10

Where it sits

Where Aurlandsdalen sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Hallingdal96 km ESE

Downloads

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Print & wall

JPGAurlandsdalen satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2025-09-26.

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025 (scene 2025-09-26)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
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Aurlandsdalen

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