Three Gorges
- Depth
- 1,300 m
- Rim
- 1,457 m
- Length
- 77.4 km
- Tonight
- 10°CPartly cloudy · Wind 8 km/h NW
Three Gorges is up to 1,300 m deep: the rim reaches 1,457 m and the floor 157 m, along 77.4 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 157 m
Three Gorges 3D map
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Three Gorges 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.
Three Gorges elevation profile
West → east through the centre
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Depth of Three Gorges
Up to 1,300 m deep (typically 697 m) along the 77.4 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).
Three Gorges weather
Today · Fair · 10 / 18°C (50 / 64°F) · Wind 8 km/h NW
Three Gorges forecast for about 1,457 m.
- Today10°18°–8 km/h NW
- Sun10°16°1.8 mm10 km/h NE
- Mon11°13°5.5 mm8 km/h E
- Tue9°11°2.2 mm6 km/h E
- Wed8°10°6.1 mm8 km/h E
- Thu10°13°0.1 mm4 km/h SW
- Fri10°14°1.3 mm3 km/h E
- Sat11°16°8.4 mm9 km/h NE
- Sun8°10°24.6 mm3 km/h NE
- Mon7°12°–8 km/h NE
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, 23:18 UTC.
Camping & parking near Three Gorges
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Three Gorges, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
0.5 km N
Slope
Share of the 71 × 71 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 33.6% of the 5,041 km² view
- Relief in view
- 2,010 m low point 93 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 35.5 km; 259 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- White Wagtail9
- Rhesus Macaque8
- Oriental Magpie-Robin6
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow4
- Asian Barred Owlet4
- Riptortus pedestris4
Where Three Gorges sits
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- Land cover
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- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Panorama
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- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)