Gordale Scar
- Depth
- 190 m
- Rim
- 376 m
- Length
- 11.1 km
- Tonight
- 4°CPartly cloudy · Wind 26 km/h W
Gordale Scar is up to 190 m deep: the rim reaches 376 m and the floor 122 m, along 11.1 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 122 m
Depth of Gordale Scar
Up to 190 m deep (typically 86 m) along the 11.1 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.
Gordale Scar 3D map
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Gordale Scar terrain and contours
20 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.
Gordale Scar elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Gordale Scar weather
Tonight · Partly cloudy · 4°C (39°F) · Wind 26 km/h W
Gordale Scar forecast for about 376 m.
- Tonight4°–26 km/h W
- Today4°9°25.8 mm50 km/h W
- Sun6°8°2.7 mm50 km/h W
- Mon5°13°10.6 mm33 km/h SW
- Tue7°12°11.2 mm35 km/h SW
- Wed8°10°3.3 mm31 km/h SW
- Thu7°10°0.2 mm12 km/h SE
- Fri7°9°5.3 mm18 km/h SE
- Sat3°9°10.7 mm20 km/h SE
- Sun3°7°–23 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 Gordale Scar
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Gordale Scar, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
Janet's Foss Parking - closer than main parking
Nearest campsite
Riverside Campsite
All mapped places 4
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Janet's Foss Parking - closer than main parkingParking | 0.6 km SSW |
| Riverside CampsiteCampsite | 1.8 km WSW |
| Malham Car ParkParking | 2.0 km SW |
| Parking | 2.1 km SW |
Slope
Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mostly gentle: 96% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 0.1% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 453 m low point 97 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 Gordale Scar.
Summit list 4
- 1Warber Hill267 m 2.0 km WNW
- 2Cawden301 m 4.2 km N
- 3Weets Top414 m 4.6 km NNE
- 4Kirby Fell545 m 5.6 km NW
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 585 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Maidenhair spleenwort37
- Crosswort36
- Meadow Crane's-bill35
- Hart's-tongue fern31
- Meadowsweet28
- Common Harebell27
Where Gordale Scar sits
- Region
- England120United Kingdom371Europe2,143
Nearby places
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- Terrain
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- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-04-30)
- 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)