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坊主山 · 2,199 m · 3.6 km WSW
Toyama Prefecture

Kurobe Gorge

Floor1,176 m3,858 ft
Depth
978 m
Rim
2,154 m
Length
1.6 km
Tonight
7°CLight rain · Wind 15 km/h W

Kurobe Gorge is up to 978 m deep: the rim reaches 2,154 m and the floor 1,176 m, along 1.6 km.

All facts
Floor
1,176 m
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Kurobe Gorge 3D map

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Topographic map

Kurobe Gorge terrain and contours

100 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.

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Kurobe Gorge elevation profile

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Weather

Kurobe Gorge weather

Today · Heavy rain · 7 / 10°C (45 / 50°F) · 17.5 mm · Wind 15 km/h W

Kurobe Gorge forecast for about 2,154 m.

  • Today7°10°17.5 mm15 km/h W
  • Sun8°9°22.5 mm17 km/h W
  • Mon8°9°13.0 mm11 km/h SE
  • Tue-1°8°21.8 mm10 km/h NW
  • Wed-11°-3°2.2 mm9 km/h W
  • Thu1°4°–3 km/h S
  • Fri1°7°6.4 mm4 km/h W
  • Sat-2°5°24.8 mm12 km/h W
  • Sun-5°1°0.2 mm6 km/h W
  • Mon-4°0°14.0 mm8 km/h NW

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, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Kurobe Gorge

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

  • Nearest hut

    阿曽原温泉小屋

    1.5 km NNW · +2 more within 3.9 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    阿曽原温泉

    1.6 km NNW

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
阿曽原温泉小屋Hut1.5 km NNW
阿曽原温泉Campsite1.6 km NNW
仙人池ヒュッテHut3.0 km WSW
池丿平小屋Hut3.9 km W
Slope

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly steep: more than half the view is steeper than 30°, the angle of most avalanche terrain.

Gentle, 0–15°
2.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
19.3%
Steep, 30–45°
60.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
17.5%
Steeper than 30°
77.8% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
2,400 m low point 483 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 84.1%Grassland 12.8%Bare rock / sparse 1.2%Moss & lichen 0.8%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 6 km of Kurobe Gorge.

NESW5 km10 km12345
Summit list 5
  1. 1Mt. Gaki2,128 m 2.6 km NE
  2. 2奥鐘山1,543 m 2.9 km NW
  3. 3坊主山2,199 m 4.0 km WSW
  4. 4Mt. Sen-nin2,211 m 5.5 km SW
  5. 5牛首山2,553 m 5.8 km SSE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 54 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Alaskan pincushion plant4
  • Weaselsnout4
  • Japanese Wood Poppy3
  • Fringed Pink3
  • Rock Ptarmigan2
  • Japanese swift2
Where it sits

Where Kurobe Gorge sits

Range
Japanese Alps12Hida Mountains9
Region
Toyama Prefecture4Japan153Asia964
Protected area
Chūbu-Sangaku National Park8
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Hida Mountains 3
See all 9 in the Hida Mountains →
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Sources

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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 2025 (scene 2025-11-30)
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
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 MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · Wikipedia