Topolu
Explore

Peak maps

Compare

Treks with GPX

Waikato Region

Karangahake Gorge

Floor1 m3 ft
Depth
429 m
Rim
483 m
Length
46.3 km
Tonight
8°CPartly cloudy · Wind 18 km/h W

Karangahake Gorge is up to 429 m deep: the rim reaches 483 m and the floor 1 m, along 46.3 km.

All facts
Floor
1 m
Open the 3D view
Depth

Depth of Karangahake Gorge

Up to 429 m deep (typically 65 m) along the 46.3 km in view.

0200400600429 mrimfloor02046.3 km

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

3D map

Karangahake Gorge 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 20.3 × 20.3 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Karangahake Gorge terrain and contours

50 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 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Karangahake Gorge 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

Karangahake Gorge weather

Today · Fair · 8 / 18°C (46 / 64°F) · Wind 18 km/h W

Karangahake Gorge forecast for about 483 m.

  • Today8°18°–18 km/h W
  • Sun7°15°0.4 mm20 km/h W
  • Mon7°16°0.1 mm21 km/h NW
  • Tue6°14°6.5 mm27 km/h NW
  • Wed5°15°–19 km/h W
  • Thu8°15°1.8 mm30 km/h W
  • Fri7°14°–26 km/h SW
  • Sat8°15°–19 km/h W
  • Sun8°15°3.2 mm6 km/h N
  • Mon10°18°4.9 mm14 km/h N

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, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Karangahake Gorge

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

  • Nearest parking

    Karangahake Reserve Car Park

    0.5 km WNW · +2 more within 2.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Dickey Flat Campsite

    2.4 km SE · +1 more within 2.6 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 5
PlaceDistance
Karangahake Reserve Car ParkParking0.5 km WNW
Crown Hill Road Car ParkParking1.0 km NW
Dickey Flat CampsiteCampsite2.4 km SE
Parking2.5 km SE
Dickey Flat Adventure CampCampsite2.6 km SE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 20.3 × 20.3 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 61% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
60.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
35.0%
Steep, 30–45°
4.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
4.2% of the 412 km² view
Relief in view
850 m low point -100 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 53.4%Grassland 43.6%Cropland 1.7%Built-up 0.8%

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 10.1 km; 1,197 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Honshu White Admiral47
  • Japanese honeysuckle37
  • Pixie cap37
  • Parataniwha33
  • Celery pine32
  • Krauss's clubmoss32
Where it sits

Where Karangahake Gorge sits

Region
Waikato Region13New Zealand112Oceania282
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Karangahake Gorge downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

Free files made in your browser from this page's terrain data. No sign-up; credit the sources below.

Print & wall
3D printing & 3D apps
GIS & GPS
</>Embed this mapPaste this into your site to show the interactive 3D terrain, with a credit link back here.<iframe src="https://topolu.com/embed/karangahake-gorge" width="100%" height="480" style="border:0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen title="3D terrain of Karangahake Gorge"></iframe> <p><a href="https://topolu.com/karangahake-gorge" rel="nofollow">Topolu</a></p>

Free to use with credit: see the data sources

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 2026-03-03)
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)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia