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Eureka Valley

Floor875 m2,871 ft

Depth: 472 m
Rim: 1,349 m
Length: 30.4 km
Tonight: 43°FPatchy blowing dust · Wind 13–24 mph NNW

Eureka Valley is up to 472 m deep: the rim reaches 1,349 m and the floor 875 m, along 30.4 km.

All facts

Floor: 875 m

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Depth

Depth of Eureka Valley

Up to 472 m deep (typically 218 m) along the 30.4 km in view.

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

3D map

Eureka Valley 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 25.5 × 25.5 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Eureka Valley terrain and contours

100 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m 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

Eureka Valley elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Eureka Valley weather

Tonight · Patchy blowing dust · 43°F (6°C) · 1% chance of precipitation · Wind 13–24 mph NNW

Eureka Valley forecast for about 999 m.

Tonight43°1%13–24 mph NNW
Sat44°68°–5–14 mph NNW
Sun45°71°–3 mph NE
Mon45°71°–5 mph SW
Tue46°72°1%3 mph NE
Wed46°70°–3 mph E
Thu45°69°4%3 mph E

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:33 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 25.5 × 25.5 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 63% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

62.5%

Moderate, 15–30°

22.2%

Steep, 30–45°

14.9%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.5%

Steeper than 30°: 15.4% of the 650 km² view
Relief in view: 1,702 m low point 876 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 82.5%Grassland 7.9%Shrubland 7.3%Trees 2.3%

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 12.8 km; 328 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Death Valley monkeyflower65
Lilac Sunbonnet50
Cottontop Cactus48
Panamint Milkvetch44
Silver Cholla38
Creosote Bush31

Where it sits

Where Eureka Valley sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Glen Pass3,635 m73 km SW

Downloads

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JPGEureka Valley satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-04.

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-04)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Protected area: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
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 NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
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