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Hayden Valley
- Depth
- 277 m
- Rim
- 2,629 m
- Length
- 18.8 km
- Tonight
- 17°FSnow showers · Wind 1–8 mph NNW
Hayden Valley is up to 277 m deep: the rim reaches 2,629 m and the floor 2,337 m, along 18.8 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 2,337 m
Depth of Hayden Valley
Up to 277 m deep (typically 110 m) along the 18.8 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).
Hayden Valley 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12 × 12 km
Hayden Valley terrain and contours
20 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.
Hayden Valley elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Hayden Valley weather
Tonight · Snow showers · 17°F (-8°C) · 94% chance of precipitation · Wind 1–8 mph NNW
Hayden Valley forecast for about 2,377 m.
- Tonight17°94%1–8 mph NNW
- Sat18°45°1%2 mph SSW
- Sun19°49°3%1 mph SE
- Mon22°49°22%0–5 mph SSW
- Tue19°43°60%6–10 mph SW
- Wed17°41°30%8 mph SW
- Thu19°46°19%0–5 mph SSW
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:47 UTC.
Camping & parking near Hayden Valley
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Hayden Valley, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
0.1 km WSW
Nearest campsite
4W1 - Wrangler Lake
Nearest trailhead
Mary Mountain Trailhead
All mapped places 5
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 0.1 km WSW |
| Parking | 0.3 km S |
| Parking | 0.4 km NW |
| 4W1 - Wrangler LakeCampsite | 4.8 km NNE |
| Mary Mountain TrailheadTrailhead | 5.3 km NW |
Slope
Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mostly gentle: 88% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 0.7% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 320 m low point 2,329 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.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 442 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- American Bison1,803
- Wapiti241
- Trumpeter Swan237
- Canada Goose179
- Coyote138
- Brown Bear134
Where Hayden Valley sits
- Region
- Wyoming24United States932North America1,313
- Protected area
- Yellowstone National Park10
Nearby places
Hayden Valley downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-31)
- 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)
- Protected area
- USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
- Sources
- Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia