Virginia

Mather Gorge

Floor9 m30 ft

Depth: 107 m
Rim: 115 m
Length: 59.8 km
Tonight: 36°FFair · Wind 0–3 mph NE

Mather Gorge is up to 107 m deep: the rim reaches 115 m and the floor 9 m, along 59.8 km.

All facts

Floor: 9 m

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Depth

Depth of Mather Gorge

Up to 107 m deep (typically 64 m) along the 59.8 km in view.

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

3D map

Mather Gorge 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 33.8 × 33.8 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Mather Gorge terrain and contours

10 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 50 mShowing west → east through the centre

Mather Gorge elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Mather Gorge weather

Tonight · Fair · 36°F (2°C) · Wind 0–3 mph NE

Mather Gorge forecast for about 74 m.

Tonight36°–0–3 mph NE
Sat35°64°–0–3 mph NE
Sun35°66°–1 mph SE
Mon46°69°–0–5 mph NW
Tue45°69°–6 mph N
Wed48°66°1%2–6 mph E
Thu49°70°3%1–6 mph S

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:53 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Mather Gorge

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

Nearest parking
0.8 km SSE
+2 more within 0.9 km
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Nearest campsite
Marsden Tract Group Campsite
1.8 km E
Directions Map

All mapped places 4

Place	Distance
Parking	0.8 km SSE
Parking	0.8 km SSE
Parking	0.9 km ENE
Marsden Tract Group CampsiteCampsite	1.8 km E

Slope

Share of the 33.8 × 33.8 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 99% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

98.5%

Moderate, 15–30°

1.4%

Steep, 30–45°

0.1%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 0.1% of the 1,142 km² view
Relief in view: 254 m low point -41 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 61.4%Grassland 17.9%Built-up 11.7%Cropland 6.3%Water 2.3%

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

Where it sits

Where Mather Gorge sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

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

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Print & wall

JPGMather Gorge satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-07-23.

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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 2026-07-23)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Mather Gorge

West → east through the centre

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite