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Niles Canyon

Floor3 m10 ft
Depth
338 m
Rim
379 m
Length
15.7 km
Tonight
48°FClear · Wind 1–5 mph N

Niles Canyon is up to 338 m deep: the rim reaches 379 m and the floor 3 m, along 15.7 km.

All facts
Floor
3 m
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Depth

Depth of Niles Canyon

Up to 338 m deep (typically 160 m) along the 15.7 km in view.

0100200300400338 mrimfloor051015.7 km

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

3D map

Niles Canyon 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

Niles Canyon terrain and contours

25 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 125 mShowing west → east through the centre

Niles Canyon 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

Niles Canyon weather

Tonight · Clear · 48°F (9°C) · Wind 1–5 mph N

Niles Canyon forecast for about 112 m.

  • Tonight48°–1–5 mph N
  • Sat50°69°–5 mph NNW
  • Sun51°71°–2–6 mph NE
  • Mon49°67°1%1–12 mph SW
  • Tue49°65°1%2–8 mph W
  • Wed51°66°1%1–7 mph SSW
  • Thu50°64°20%2–9 mph SW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 21:51 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Niles Canyon

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

  • Nearest parking

    Niles Staging Area

    0.2 km SW · +2 more within 0.4 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
Niles Staging AreaParking0.2 km SW
Parking0.2 km NE
Parking0.4 km WSW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 58% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
57.8%
Moderate, 15–30°
26.6%
Steep, 30–45°
15.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.3%
Steeper than 30°
15.6% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
663 m low point 4 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 37.5%Trees 30.9%Built-up 29.0%Water 1.4%Cropland 0.7%

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 Niles Canyon.

NESW5 km10 km123
Summit list 3
  1. 1Tolman Peak304 m 4.1 km NNW
  2. 2Gossip Rock329 m 5.1 km NNW
  3. 3Sunol Peak664 m 5.7 km NE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 1,396 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Mallard369
  • Canada Goose309
  • Monarch261
  • California Ground Squirrel240
  • Western Fence Lizard222
  • Great Blue Heron220
Where it sits

Where Niles Canyon sits

Region
California152United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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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 2026-09-12)
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 · GeoNames · Wikipedia