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Santa Clarita Valley

Floor336 m1,102 ft
Depth
177 m
Rim
539 m
Length
4.1 km
Tonight
50°FFair · Wind 5–10 mph N

Santa Clarita Valley is up to 177 m deep: the rim reaches 539 m and the floor 336 m, along 4.1 km.

All facts
Floor
336 m
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3D map

Santa Clarita 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

Santa Clarita Valley topographic map

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

Santa Clarita Valley elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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

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Depth

Depth of Santa Clarita Valley

Up to 177 m deep (typically 174 m) along the 4.1 km in view.

300400500600177 mrimfloor024.1 km

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

Weather

Santa Clarita Valley weather

Tonight · Fair · 50°F (10°C) · 13% chance of precipitation · Wind 5–10 mph N

Santa Clarita Valley forecast for about 364 m.

  • Tonight50°13%5–10 mph N
  • Sat51°78°1%10–15 mph NE
  • Sun52°80°–5–10 mph N
  • Mon50°82°–0–5 mph NNW
  • Tue49°80°–0–5 mph N
  • Wed50°79°1%0–5 mph SSE
  • Thu50°74°15%0–5 mph S

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:26 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Santa Clarita Valley

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

  • Nearest parking

    1.1 km SW

    +2 more within 1.3 km

  • Nearest campsite

    Group Campground 1

    3.0 km S · +2 more within 3.2 km

  • Nearest trailhead

    Taylor Trailhead

    4.9 km SW · +2 more within 5.5 km

All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking1.1 km SW
Parking1.1 km W
Parking1.3 km WNW
Group Campground 1Campsite3.0 km S
Group Campground 2Campsite3.1 km S
Group Campground 4Campsite3.2 km S
Taylor TrailheadTrailhead4.9 km SW
Karen M. Pearson Hillside Trail West EntranceTrailhead5.4 km ESE
Towsley TrailTrailhead5.5 km SW
Slope

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 68% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
68.1%
Moderate, 15–30°
24.5%
Steep, 30–45°
7.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.5%
Steeper than 30°
7.5% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
626 m low point 297 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Built-up 34.5%Grassland 22.7%Trees 19.9%Shrubland 16.6%Bare rock / sparse 6.0%

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; 1,622 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Western Fence Lizard598
  • Coyote310
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard281
  • Arizona Mantis253
  • Red-tailed Hawk251
  • Western Honey Bee232
Where it sits

Where Santa Clarita Valley 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 2026-08-05)
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 NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Official website · Wikidata · Wikipedia