Colorado

Gore Canyon

Floor2,083 m6,834 ft

Depth: 585 m
Rim: 2,696 m
Length: 26.8 km
Tonight: 38°FFair · Wind 1–6 mph WNW

Gore Canyon is up to 585 m deep: the rim reaches 2,696 m and the floor 2,083 m, along 26.8 km.

All facts

Floor: 2,083 m

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Depth

Depth of Gore Canyon

Up to 585 m deep (typically 388 m) along the 26.8 km in view.

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

3D map

Gore Canyon 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Gore Canyon terrain and contours

50 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 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Gore Canyon elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Gore Canyon weather

Tonight · Fair · 38°F (3°C) · Wind 1–6 mph WNW

Gore Canyon forecast for about 2,344 m.

Tonight38°–1–6 mph WNW
Sat34°55°39%3–9 mph ENE
Sun35°54°65%1–7 mph SW
Mon32°53°19%1–5 mph WSW
Tue31°56°8%2–15 mph SSW
Wed31°54°5%5–9 mph WSW
Thu33°56°3%2–6 mph SSW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:46 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Gore Canyon

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

Nearest parking
0.3 km SSW
+2 more within 4.1 km
Directions Map
Nearest campsite
Radium Recreation Area
6.1 km SW
Directions Map

All mapped places 4

Place	Distance
Parking	0.3 km SSW
Parking	2.1 km ENE
Parking	4.1 km SW
Radium Recreation AreaCampsite	6.1 km SW

Slope

Share of the 15.4 × 15.4 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 59% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

59.4%

Moderate, 15–30°

32.5%

Steep, 30–45°

6.9%

Cliffs, 45° and over

1.2%

Steeper than 30°: 8.1% of the 237 km² view
Relief in view: 1,048 m low point 2,078 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 49.4%Trees 48.3%Bare rock / sparse 0.8%Cropland 0.8%Water 0.6%

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 7.7 km; 197 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Bighorn Sheep33
Scarlet Gilia13
Mountain Ball Cactus11
Kremmling Milkvetch10
Bald Eagle9
Brown Trout8

Where it sits

Where Gore Canyon sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Trappers Lake63 km W

Downloads

Gore Canyon downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGGore Canyon satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2025-08-20.

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GIS & GPS

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025 (scene 2025-08-20)
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)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Gore Canyon

West → east through the centre

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite