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Cromwell Gorge

Floor321 m1,053 ft
Depth
342 m
Rim
663 m
Length
1.1 km
Tonight
8°CPartly cloudy · Wind 22 km/h NW

Cromwell Gorge is up to 342 m deep: the rim reaches 663 m and the floor 321 m, along 1.1 km.

All facts
Floor
321 m
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Cromwell Gorge 3D map

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Cromwell 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.

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Cromwell Gorge elevation profile

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Weather

Cromwell Gorge weather

Today · Clear · 8 / 18°C (46 / 64°F) · Wind 22 km/h NW

Cromwell Gorge forecast for about 663 m.

  • Today8°18°–22 km/h NW
  • Sun11°19°0.4 mm28 km/h NW
  • Mon4°18°36.0 mm32 km/h NW
  • Tue5°9°–18 km/h NW
  • Wed4°11°8.2 mm26 km/h NW
  • Thu3°9°2.7 mm21 km/h NW
  • Fri8°10°–18 km/h NW
  • Sat9°16°0.6 mm21 km/h NW
  • Sun6°15°45.1 mm14 km/h N
  • Mon0°2°15.8 mm6 km/h E

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, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Cromwell Gorge

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

  • Nearest parking

    Jackson

    1.8 km NW · +1 more within 4.2 km

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  • Nearest caravan site

    Jacksons Inlet Freedom Camping

    1.8 km NW · +1 more within 4.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Cairnmuir Musterer's Hut

    3.5 km WSW

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Champagne Gully

    4.2 km SE

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
JacksonParking1.8 km NW
Jacksons Inlet Freedom CampingCaravan site1.8 km NW
Cairnmuir Musterer's HutHut3.5 km WSW
Champagne Boat RampParking4.2 km SE
Champagne GullyCampsite4.2 km SE
Champagne Gully Freedom CampingCaravan site4.2 km SE
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°
36.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
51.3%
Steep, 30–45°
11.6%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.2%
Steeper than 30°
11.8% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
1,186 m low point 194 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 70.7%Trees 16.0%Shrubland 6.3%Water 4.0%Built-up 2.5%

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; 315 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • California poppy26
  • Common thyme23
  • Red Valerian21
  • Biting Stonecrop17
  • Redback Spider16
  • McCann’s Skink15
Where it sits

Where Cromwell Gorge sits

Region
Otago Region19New Zealand112Oceania282
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Nearby places

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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 2026-03-21)
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)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia