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Sarakina Gorge

Floor209 m686 ft
Rim
418 m
Length
0.5 km
Tonight
13°CFog · Wind 8 km/h NW

Sarakina Gorge is up to 209 m deep: the rim reaches 418 m and the floor 209 m, along 0.5 km.

All facts
Depth
209 m
Floor
209 m
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3D map

Sarakina Gorge 3D map

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Topographic map

Sarakina Gorge topographic map

100 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 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Sarakina Gorge elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Sarakina Gorge weather

Tonight · Fog · 13°C (55°F) · Wind 8 km/h NW

Sarakina Gorge forecast for about 418 m.

  • Tonight13°–8 km/h NW
  • Today12°21°4.3 mm12 km/h S
  • Sun13°20°3.9 mm13 km/h SW
  • Mon10°16°7.9 mm17 km/h SW
  • Tue13°17°13.0 mm5 km/h NW
  • Wed10°15°10.7 mm10 km/h SW
  • Thu8°15°0.4 mm8 km/h N
  • Fri9°17°–4 km/h W
  • Sat11°16°7.6 mm6 km/h SW
  • Sun10°16°5.3 mm5 km/h W

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 Sarakina Gorge

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

All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
Parking0.5 km SE
Parking4.8 km SSE
Parking5.6 km SSE
Campsite5.8 km NW
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°
38.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
48.5%
Steep, 30–45°
11.7%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.9%
Steeper than 30°
12.6% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
1,844 m low point -1 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 36.6%Grassland 27.9%Shrubland 27.1%Water 4.3%Built-up 2.2%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 6 km of Sarakina Gorge.

NESW5 km10 km123
Summit list 3
  1. 1Κορυφή985 m 4.5 km NNW
  2. 2Kolektos302 m 5.2 km S
  3. 3Μεγάλη Κορυφή1,163 m 5.2 km NE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 389 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Hoary Rock-rose12
  • Cretan Ebony10
  • Poppy anemone9
  • Giant orchid8
  • Kermes oak7
  • Mediterranean spurge7
Where it sits

Where Sarakina Gorge sits

Region
Crete Region8Greece41Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
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 2026-07-20)
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 MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · Wikipedia