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Mission Valley

Floor0 m0 ft
Depth
117 m
Rim
140 m
Length
20 km
Tonight
58°FRain showers · Wind 0–5 mph NE

Mission Valley is up to 117 m deep: the rim reaches 140 m and the floor 0 m, along 20 km.

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Depth

Depth of Mission Valley

Up to 117 m deep (typically 92 m) along the 20.0 km in view.

0100200117 mrimfloor051020.0 km

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

3D map

Mission Valley 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 16.8 × 16.8 km

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Topographic map

Mission Valley 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

Mission Valley elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Mission Valley weather

Tonight · Rain showers · 58°F (14°C) · 33% chance of precipitation · Wind 0–5 mph NE

Mission Valley forecast for about 84 m.

  • Tonight58°33%0–5 mph NE
  • Sat60°74°2%0–10 mph NE
  • Sun62°79°–0–10 mph N
  • Mon60°80°–5–10 mph N
  • Tue60°77°–5–10 mph NW
  • Wed60°76°6%5–10 mph N
  • Thu62°73°25%0–10 mph W

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 20:37 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Mission Valley

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

All mapped places 5
PlaceDistance
Parking0.1 km W
Parking0.1 km ENE
Parking0.2 km NW
Camp BalboaCampsite3.1 km S
Trailhead3.9 km NW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 16.8 × 16.8 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 86% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
86.1%
Moderate, 15–30°
11.9%
Steep, 30–45°
1.9%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
1.9% of the 282 km² view
Relief in view
264 m low point -2 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Built-up 60.0%Trees 17.4%Grassland 9.4%Water 6.4%Shrubland 4.7%Bare rock / sparse 1.9%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 8.4 km of Mission Valley.

NESW5 km10 km123456
Summit list 6
  1. 1Presidio Hill56 m 4.1 km SW
  2. 2Banker's Hill80 m 5.9 km S
  3. 3Marston Point71 m 6.3 km S
  4. 4Cortez Hill55 m 6.8 km S
  5. 5Golden Hill69 m 7.5 km SSE
  6. 6Bayridge Knoll62 m 8.3 km SE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 8.4 km; 4,240 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Western Fence Lizard4,860
  • Western Gull3,254
  • Snowy Egret3,046
  • Mallard2,975
  • Great Blue Heron2,971
  • Western Honey Bee2,769
Where it sits

Where Mission Valley sits

Region
California152United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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

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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 2026-09-26)
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
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia