Bwlch Mawr · 510 m · 3.1 km SSW

Wales

Nantlle Valley

Floor31 m102 ft

Depth: 253 m
Rim: 385 m
Length: 5.7 km
Tonight: 7°CCloudy · Wind 30 km/h W

Nantlle Valley is up to 253 m deep: the rim reaches 385 m and the floor 31 m, along 5.7 km.

All facts

Floor: 31 m

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Depth

Depth of Nantlle Valley

Up to 253 m deep (typically 121 m) along the 5.7 km in view.

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

3D map

Nantlle Valley 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Nantlle Valley terrain and contours

25 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 125 mShowing west → east through the centre

Nantlle Valley elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Nantlle Valley weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 7°C (45°F) · 0.5 mm · Wind 30 km/h W

Nantlle Valley forecast for about 385 m.

Tonight7°0.5 mm30 km/h W
Today7°12°18.0 mm62 km/h W
Sun7°9°2.1 mm60 km/h W
Mon7°13°14.3 mm46 km/h SW
Tue9°11°5.4 mm50 km/h SW
Wed8°12°0.8 mm26 km/h SW
Thu9°10°1.0 mm23 km/h SE
Fri9°12°2.8 mm22 km/h SE
Sat6°9°3.6 mm23 km/h NW
Sun5°6°9.9 mm25 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 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Nantlle Valley

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

Nearest parking
0.8 km NNW
+2 more within 1.6 km
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Nearest campsite
4.2 km WNW
+1 more within 4.8 km
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Nearest caravan site
Llyn Y Gele Caravan Park
4.5 km WNW · +1 more within 4.6 km
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Nearest hut
Cae Amos Bothy
6.5 km SE
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All mapped places 8

Place	Distance
Parking	0.8 km NNW
Parking	1.4 km E
Parking	1.6 km N
Campsite	4.2 km WNW
Llyn Y Gele Caravan ParkCaravan site	4.5 km WNW
West Point Beach ResortCaravan site	4.6 km WNW
Campsite	4.8 km NW
Cae Amos BothyHut	6.5 km SE

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 93% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

92.6%

Moderate, 15–30°

6.6%

Steep, 30–45°

0.8%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.1%

Steeper than 30°: 0.9% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view: 604 m low point 0 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 62.5%Water 22.4%Trees 13.1%Built-up 1.2%Cropland 0.7%

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

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 6 km of Nantlle Valley.

Summit list 7

1Foel223 m 0.8 km NE
2Bwlch Mawr510 m 3.0 km SSW
3Moel Bron-y-rhiw232 m 3.1 km E
4Pen-y-Gaer387 m 5.0 km SSW
5Clogwyn Melyn230 m 5.4 km NE
6Mynydd Cennin262 m 5.5 km SSE
7Mynydd Graig Goch610 m 5.6 km ESE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 387 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Red campion11
Wall Pennywort11
Himalayan balsam8
Tufted vetch8
Sheep's-bit6
Meadowsweet6

Where it sits

Where Nantlle Valley sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Crib GochPeak · 923 m19 km ENE

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Print & wall

JPGNantlle Valley satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-07-15.

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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 2026-07-15)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
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)
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