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Kawuneeche Valley

Floor2,665 m8,743 ft

Depth: 519 m
Rim: 3,211 m
Length: 15.8 km
Tonight: 28°FFair · Wind 2–8 mph W

Kawuneeche Valley is up to 519 m deep: the rim reaches 3,211 m and the floor 2,665 m, along 15.8 km.

All facts

Floor: 2,665 m

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Depth

Depth of Kawuneeche Valley

Up to 519 m deep (typically 312 m) along the 15.8 km in view.

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

3D map

Kawuneeche Valley 3D map

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Surface

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Kawuneeche Valley 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.

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Kawuneeche Valley elevation profile

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Weather

Kawuneeche Valley weather

Tonight · Fair · 28°F (-2°C) · Wind 2–8 mph W

Kawuneeche Valley forecast for about 2,682 m.

Tonight28°–2–8 mph W
Sat25°49°29%3–10 mph E
Sun25°54°75%1–6 mph SSE
Mon23°50°35%1–6 mph WSW
Tue22°54°12%3–13 mph SW
Wed23°52°6%5–10 mph WSW
Thu25°54°5%2–7 mph SW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:46 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Kawuneeche Valley

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

Nearest parking
Bowen - Baker
0.2 km SE · +2 more within 1.5 km
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Nearest trailhead
Bowen-Baker Trailhead
0.2 km SE · +2 more within 2.7 km
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Nearest campsite
Timber Creek Campground
2.5 km NNE · +2 more within 3.5 km
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All mapped places 9

Place	Distance
Bowen - BakerParking	0.2 km SE
Bowen-Baker TrailheadTrailhead	0.2 km SE
Coyote ValleyParking	1.3 km S
Coyote Valley TrailheadTrailhead	1.3 km S
Parking	1.5 km NNE
Timber Creek CampgroundCampsite	2.5 km NNE
Timber Creek Campground TrailheadTrailhead	2.7 km NNE
Timber CreekCampsite	3.5 km ENE
Timber CreekCampsite	3.5 km ENE

Slope

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

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

Gentle, 0–15°

46.8%

Moderate, 15–30°

41.5%

Steep, 30–45°

10.7%

Cliffs, 45° and over

1.0%

Steeper than 30°: 11.7% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view: 1,224 m low point 2,652 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 76.1%Grassland 9.8%Bare rock / sparse 7.7%Moss & lichen 6.0%

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

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 6 km of Kawuneeche Valley.

Summit list 6

1Gray Jay Mountain3,342 m 2.5 km NE
2Bushwhack Hill3,107 m 4.3 km SE
3Mineral Point3,501 m 4.4 km WNW
4Green Knoll3,734 m 5.5 km NW
5Baker Mountain3,763 m 5.7 km NW
6Jackstraw Mountain3,564 m 5.7 km NE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 547 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Moose457
Wapiti246
Whipple's penstemon105
Fireweed72
Blue columbine69
Lodgepole pine60

Where it sits

Where Kawuneeche Valley sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Sprague Lake2,648 m22 km E

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024 (scene 2024-07-29)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
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)
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Kawuneeche Valley

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