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Darial Gorge

Floor1,275 m4,183 ft

Depth: 1,858 m
Rim: 3,134 m
Length: 15.2 km
Tonight: -9°CFog · Wind 9 km/h SW

Darial Gorge is up to 1,858 m deep: the rim reaches 3,134 m and the floor 1,275 m, along 15.2 km.

All facts

Floor: 1,275 m

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Darial Gorge 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Darial Gorge topographic map

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.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Darial Gorge elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Print & wall

JPGDarial Gorge satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-08-23.

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GIS & GPS

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Depth

Depth of Darial Gorge

Up to 1,858 m deep (typically 1,291 m) along the 15.2 km in view.

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).

Weather

Darial Gorge weather

Tonight · Fog · -9°C (16°F) · Wind 9 km/h SW

Darial Gorge forecast for about 3,134 m.

Tonight-9°–9 km/h SW
Today-8°1°–9 km/h S
Sun-8°1°–8 km/h S
Mon-7°3°–9 km/h S
Tue-4°5°–5 km/h S
Wed-2°6°–8 km/h S
Thu-2°1°2.3 mm9 km/h S
Fri-2°1°3.9 mm9 km/h S
Sat-8°1°0.4 mm6 km/h S
Sun-4°1°4.9 mm6 km/h S

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 Darial Gorge

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

Nearest parking
0.4 km SE
+2 more within 2.8 km
Directions Map
Nearest campsite
ნევერლენდი
4.2 km S
Directions Map

All mapped places 4

Place	Distance
Parking	0.4 km SE
Parking	0.9 km SSE
Parking	2.8 km NNE
ნევერლენდიCampsite	4.2 km S

Slope

Share of the 12.8 × 12.8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly steep: more than half the view is steeper than 30°, the angle of most avalanche terrain.

Gentle, 0–15°

11.6%

Moderate, 15–30°

26.7%

Steep, 30–45°

49.7%

Cliffs, 45° and over

12.0%

Steeper than 30°: 61.7% of the 164 km² view
Relief in view: 2,772 m low point 1,213 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 50.6%Bare rock / sparse 19.9%Trees 16.4%Moss & lichen 11.1%Water 1.0%Built-up 0.8%

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

Where it sits

Where Darial Gorge sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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Jvari Pass2,379 m25 km SW

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 2026-08-23)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
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 · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Darial Gorge

West → east through the centre

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite