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Hetch Hetchy

Floor1,034 m3,392 ft
Depth
706 m
Rim
1,740 m
Length
2 km
Tonight
40°FFair · Wind 5–20 mph ESE

Hetch Hetchy is up to 706 m deep: the rim reaches 1,740 m and the floor 1,034 m, along 2 km.

All facts
Floor
1,034 m
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Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Hetch Hetchy

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.2 km SSW

    +2 more within 0.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Smith Peak Trailhead

    2.5 km SSW · +1 more within 4.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Hetch Hetchy Backpackers Campground

    0.4 km S

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
Parking0.2 km SSW
Parking0.4 km ESE
Parking0.4 km ESE
Hetch Hetchy Backpackers CampgroundCampsite0.4 km S
Smith Peak TrailheadTrailhead2.5 km SSW
Poopenaut Valley TrailheadTrailhead4.8 km SSW
3D map

Hetch Hetchy 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

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Hetch Hetchy 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

Hetch Hetchy elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Hetch Hetchy weather

Today · Clear · 40 / 64°F (4 / 18°C) · 1% chance of precipitation · Wind 5 mph SW

Hetch Hetchy forecast for about 1,340 m.

  • Today40°64°1%5 mph SW
  • Sat42°71°–0–10 mph ENE
  • Sun43°72°–5 mph SSE
  • Mon41°71°2%5–10 mph SSW
  • Tue42°71°2%0–5 mph SSW
  • Wed43°72°2%0–10 mph SW
  • Thu42°69°14%0–5 mph SSE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:56 UTC.

Slope

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 53% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
52.8%
Moderate, 15–30°
32.3%
Steep, 30–45°
11.6%
Cliffs, 45° and over
3.3%
Steeper than 30°
14.9% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
1,403 m low point 839 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 59.4%Grassland 37.1%Water 2.6%Bare rock / sparse 0.5%

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 6 km; 537 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Harlequin Lupine153
  • California yerba santa103
  • Sierra Newt100
  • Granite-crack Monkeyflower66
  • Heart-leaf milkweed63
  • Western Whiptail56
Where it sits

Where Hetch Hetchy sits

Range
American Cordillera467North American Cordillera271Sierra Nevada36
Region
California152United States932North America1,313
Protected area
Yosemite National Park10
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Sierra Nevada 6
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Downloads

Hetch Hetchy downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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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 2026-09-07)
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
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