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Dovedale
- Depth
- 168 m
- Rim
- 298 m
- Length
- 18 km
- Tonight
- 5°CCloudy · Wind 27 km/h W
Dovedale is up to 168 m deep: the rim reaches 298 m and the floor 111 m, along 18 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 111 m
Depth of Dovedale
Up to 168 m deep (typically 140 m) along the 18.0 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).
Dovedale 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12.4 × 12.4 km
Dovedale terrain and contours
10 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.
Dovedale elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Dovedale weather
Tonight · Cloudy · 5°C (41°F) · Wind 27 km/h W
Dovedale forecast for about 298 m.
- Tonight5°–27 km/h W
- Today5°10°18.6 mm43 km/h W
- Sun5°8°3.7 mm49 km/h W
- Mon5°14°8.0 mm34 km/h SW
- Tue7°13°2.4 mm40 km/h SW
- Wed8°11°1.0 mm26 km/h W
- Thu8°9°0.7 mm13 km/h SE
- Fri8°9°5.6 mm17 km/h SE
- Sat5°9°9.5 mm22 km/h NW
- Sun4°7°0.6 mm29 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 24, 01:17 UTC.
Camping & parking near Dovedale
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Dovedale, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
Dovedale Car Park
Nearest caravan site
Hollington End Farm
Nearest campsite
Common End Farm
All mapped places 9
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Dovedale Car ParkParking | 1.3 km S |
| Parking | 1.4 km S |
| Parking | 1.6 km S |
| Hollington End FarmCaravan site | 2.2 km ESE |
| Newton Grange CaravansCaravan site | 2.3 km NE |
| Ashbourne Heights Caravan ParkCaravan site | 2.7 km ESE |
| Common End FarmCampsite | 3.8 km SSW |
| Bank Top Farm Caravan and Camping SiteCampsite | 4.4 km SE |
| RivendaleCampsite | 4.5 km NNE |
Slope
Share of the 12.4 × 12.4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mostly gentle: 88% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 1.6% of the 154 km² view
- Relief in view
- 279 m low point 111 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 6.2 km of Dovedale.
Summit list 9
- 1Tissington Hill369 m 0.5 km ENE
- 2Musden Low361 m 3.6 km SW
- 3Soles Hill356 m 4.8 km W
- 4Gratton Hill364 m 4.9 km NNW
- 5Hawks Low382 m 5.2 km NNE
- 6Johnson's Knoll372 m 5.2 km NNE
- 7Wetton Hill (East)372 m 5.3 km NW
- 8Narrowdale Hill367 m 5.3 km NNW
- 9Wetton Hill (West)358 m 5.6 km NW
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6.2 km; 854 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Red campion51
- Common Harebell46
- White-throated Dipper44
- Common Butterbur36
- Lesser celandine35
- Mallard31
Where Dovedale sits
- Region
- England120United Kingdom371Europe2,143
- Protected area
- Peak District National Park3
Nearby places
Carsington WaterLake↑10 km E
Tittesworth ReservoirLake↑17 km WNW
Monsal Dale↑20 km N
Harpur Hill QuarryLake↑20 km NNW
Rudyard Lake↑22 km WNW
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- Terrain
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- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-13)
- 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)