Kawarau Gorge
- Depth
- 952 m
- Rim
- 1,153 m
- Length
- 7.4 km
- Tonight
- 5°CPartly cloudy · Wind 21 km/h W
Kawarau Gorge is up to 952 m deep: the rim reaches 1,153 m and the floor 199 m, along 7.4 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 199 m
Depth of Kawarau Gorge
Up to 952 m deep (typically 465 m) along the 7.4 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.
Kawarau Gorge 3D map
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Kawarau 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.
Kawarau Gorge elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Kawarau Gorge weather
Today · Clear · 5 / 15°C (41 / 59°F) · Wind 21 km/h W
Kawarau Gorge forecast for about 1,153 m.
- Today5°15°–21 km/h W
- Sun7°15°0.8 mm23 km/h NW
- Mon-1°14°40.7 mm31 km/h NW
- Tue0°5°–15 km/h W
- Wed0°8°8.8 mm25 km/h NW
- Thu-3°5°2.8 mm21 km/h W
- Fri3°5°0.2 mm23 km/h W
- Sat5°12°1.0 mm21 km/h NW
- Sun2°11°50.2 mm14 km/h N
- Mon-3°-2°18.8 mm5 km/h SE
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 near Kawarau Gorge
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Kawarau Gorge, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
2.6 km NW
Slope
Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 15.2% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 1,178 m low point 195 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.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 6 km of Kawarau Gorge.
Summit list 4
- 1Mount Difficulty1,285 m 2.3 km SW
- 2Double Rock628 m 3.1 km ESE
- 3Mount Michael1,163 m 3.8 km NE
- 4Mount Colin863 m 4.4 km NW
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 181 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Sweet-brier12
- Common thyme10
- McCann’s Skink8
- Common Mallow7
- Small-leaved kowhai7
- Red Valerian6
Where Kawarau Gorge sits
- Region
- Otago Region19New Zealand112Oceania282
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- Terrain
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- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-03-21)
- 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
- Panorama
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- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)