Despeñaperros
- Depth
- 234 m
- Rim
- 773 m
- Length
- 18.2 km
- Tonight
- 8°CFair · Wind 10 km/h N
Despeñaperros is up to 234 m deep: the rim reaches 773 m and the floor 470 m, along 18.2 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 470 m
Depth of Despeñaperros
Up to 234 m deep (typically 216 m) along the 18.2 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).
Despeñaperros 3D map
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Despeñaperros terrain and contours
25 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.
Despeñaperros elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Despeñaperros weather
Tonight · Fair · 8°C (46°F) · Wind 10 km/h N
Despeñaperros forecast for about 773 m.
- Tonight8°–10 km/h N
- Today8°20°–11 km/h SW
- Sun11°22°–11 km/h SW
- Mon11°24°–13 km/h N
- Tue14°21°–8 km/h SW
- Wed11°22°–8 km/h S
- Thu13°22°–6 km/h N
- Fri13°23°–3 km/h SE
- Sat13°23°–5 km/h N
- Sun11°22°0.1 mm7 km/h N
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 near Despeñaperros
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Despeñaperros, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
0.9 km N
Nearest trailhead
La Cueva de los Muñecos
Nearest hut
Collado de la Aviación
All mapped places 7
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 0.9 km N |
| Parking | 1.0 km N |
| Parking | 1.3 km SSW |
| La Cueva de los MuñecosTrailhead | 1.4 km SSE |
| Collado de la AviaciónHut | 1.7 km WSW |
| Refugio Collado de la AviaciónHut | 1.7 km WSW |
| Collado de AviaciònHut | 1.7 km WSW |
Slope
Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mostly gentle: 53% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 1.7% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 703 m low point 468 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 6 km of Despeñaperros.
Summit list 5
- 1Peñón del Corzo983 m 2.7 km N
- 2Peñón Raso Largo1,025 m 2.9 km NNE
- 3Cerro de los ôrganos;Cerro de los Órganos1,004 m 4.4 km NNW
- 4Cerro de las Correderas984 m 5.1 km NW
- 5Bellosa1,079 m 5.3 km NE
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 305 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Eurasian Griffon54
- Iberian Milkvetch22
- Gum Rock-rose14
- Terebinth12
- Grey-leaved Cistus12
- Scarabaeus laticollis10
Where Despeñaperros sits
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- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-11)
- 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
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)