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Megalong Valley

Floor257 m843 ft
Depth
432 m
Rim
689 m
Length
11 km
Tonight
14°CPartly cloudy · Wind 22 km/h NW

Megalong Valley is up to 432 m deep: the rim reaches 689 m and the floor 257 m, along 11 km.

All facts
Floor
257 m
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Depth

Depth of Megalong Valley

Up to 432 m deep (typically 353 m) along the 11.0 km in view.

200400600800432 mrimfloor0511.0 km

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

3D map

Megalong Valley 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12 × 12 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Megalong Valley 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

Megalong Valley 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

Megalong Valley weather

Today · Rain showers · 14 / 25°C (57 / 77°F) · 4.5 mm · Wind 22 km/h NW

Megalong Valley forecast for about 689 m.

  • Today14°25°4.5 mm22 km/h NW
  • Sun12°26°7.1 mm26 km/h NW
  • Mon3°19°–17 km/h W
  • Tue2°15°–18 km/h W
  • Wed4°17°–11 km/h W
  • Thu6°21°–12 km/h SE
  • Fri12°22°8.4 mm13 km/h NW
  • Sat13°20°4.0 mm21 km/h W
  • Sun8°19°8.1 mm12 km/h SE
  • Mon11°15°0.7 mm9 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

Camping & parking near Megalong Valley

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

  • Nearest campsite

    Old Ford Reserve

    1.4 km W · +2 more within 3.9 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    1.4 km WSW

    +2 more within 1.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Katoomba Falls Tourist Park

    5.0 km E

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Old Ford ReserveCampsite1.4 km W
Parking1.4 km WSW
Parking1.4 km W
Parking1.4 km W
Megalong Valley Farm GlampingCampsite2.6 km N
Campsite3.9 km ESE
Katoomba Falls Tourist ParkCaravan site5.0 km E
Slope

Slope

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

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

Gentle, 0–15°
48.3%
Moderate, 15–30°
41.6%
Steep, 30–45°
9.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.4%
Steeper than 30°
10.2% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
895 m low point 216 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 74.5%Grassland 25.4%

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 6 km; 402 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Gang-gang Cockatoo29
  • Eastern Grey Kangaroo25
  • Eastern Water Skink19
  • Australian Blackthorn18
  • Arrowhead Rockmaster18
  • Glossy Black Cockatoo17
Where it sits

Where Megalong Valley sits

Region
New South Wales34Australia156Oceania282
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

Megalong Valley downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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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 2026-01-28)
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)
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