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Buller Gorge

Floor82 m269 ft
Depth
759 m
Rim
849 m
Length
11 km
Tonight
2°CFair · Wind 15 km/h W

Buller Gorge is up to 759 m deep: the rim reaches 849 m and the floor 82 m, along 11 km.

All facts
Floor
82 m
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Depth

Depth of Buller Gorge

Up to 759 m deep (typically 394 m) along the 11.0 km in view.

02004006008001,000759 mrimfloor0511.0 km

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

3D map

Buller Gorge 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12 × 12 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Buller Gorge terrain and contours

50 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.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Buller Gorge elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Buller Gorge weather

Today · Fair · 2 / 14°C (36 / 57°F) · Wind 15 km/h W

Buller Gorge forecast for about 849 m.

  • Today2°14°–15 km/h W
  • Sun6°12°1.4 mm15 km/h W
  • Mon8°10°52.5 mm27 km/h NW
  • Tue2°11°3.3 mm17 km/h SW
  • Wed5°7°13.8 mm19 km/h W
  • Thu1°9°6.4 mm19 km/h W
  • Fri2°9°1.0 mm18 km/h W
  • Sat6°11°2.1 mm17 km/h W
  • Sun8°12°40.0 mm19 km/h NW
  • Mon7°12°2.8 mm16 km/h NW

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Buller Gorge

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

All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
Parking1.5 km SW
Parking5.0 km W
Lyell CampsiteCampsite5.1 km W
Slope

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
19.5%
Moderate, 15–30°
38.0%
Steep, 30–45°
41.1%
Cliffs, 45° and over
1.5%
Steeper than 30°
42.6% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
1,164 m low point 59 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 95.9%Grassland 2.9%Water 0.9%

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

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 273 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • South Island Robin63
  • Tomtit47
  • Weka25
  • White climbing rātā12
  • Purple foxglove10
  • Crepe fern10
Where it sits

Where Buller Gorge sits

Region
West Coast Region6New Zealand112Oceania282
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Buller Gorge downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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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 2026 (scene 2026-02-14)
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
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)
Sources
Wikidata · Wikipedia