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Grésivaudan

Floor225 m738 ft

Depth: 1,063 m
Rim: 1,296 m
Length: 23.9 km
Tonight: 1°CSleet · Wind 5 km/h NW

Grésivaudan is up to 1,063 m deep: the rim reaches 1,296 m and the floor 225 m, along 23.9 km.

All facts

Floor: 225 m

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Depth

Depth of Grésivaudan

Up to 1,063 m deep (typically 793 m) along the 23.9 km in view.

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

3D map

Grésivaudan 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Grésivaudan terrain and contours

100 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.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Grésivaudan elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Grésivaudan weather

Tonight · Sleet · 1°C (34°F) · 1.9 mm · Wind 5 km/h NW

Grésivaudan forecast for about 1,296 m.

Tonight1°1.9 mm5 km/h NW
Today1°4°4.8 mm6 km/h S
Sun1°9°14.8 mm9 km/h S
Mon1°11°–5 km/h N
Tue6°16°–3 km/h N
Wed5°10°0.4 mm5 km/h NW
Thu4°9°–4 km/h N
Fri4°12°–5 km/h N
Sat3°8°0.2 mm4 km/h NW
Sun2°6°6.7 mm5 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 23, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Grésivaudan

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

Nearest campsite
Camping du Lac de La Terrasse
0.3 km NNW · +2 more within 5.2 km
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Nearest parking
Parking du Lac
0.5 km W · +2 more within 0.9 km
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All mapped places 6

Place	Distance
Camping du Lac de La TerrasseCampsite	0.3 km NNW
Parking du LacParking	0.5 km W
Parking	0.5 km W
Parking	0.9 km NNE
Camping municipalCampsite	4.0 km ESE
Camping Les 7 LauxCampsite	5.2 km SSE

Slope

Share of the 20.9 × 20.9 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

37.8%

Moderate, 15–30°

38.8%

Steep, 30–45°

20.4%

Cliffs, 45° and over

2.9%

Steeper than 30°: 23.3% of the 437 km² view
Relief in view: 1,836 m low point 224 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 71.2%Grassland 19.6%Cropland 4.5%Built-up 3.5%Water 1.0%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 10.5 km of Grésivaudan.

Summit list 4

1Aiguillette Saint-Michel1,681 m 4.0 km W
2Sommet de Barley1,285 m 5.8 km ESE
3Dôme de Bellefont1,975 m 6.1 km WSW
4Crêt de Chazay953 m 9.2 km S

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 10.5 km; 2,141 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Turkish Snail186
Northern Chamois70
Brown-lipped Snail53
Garden Snail53
Lady Orchid52
Early Purple Orchid52

Where it sits

Where Grésivaudan sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Lac du ChambonLake · 1,040 m38 km SSE

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Print & wall

JPGGrésivaudan satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-07-24.

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © 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.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-24)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
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 MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
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Grésivaudan

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