Kata Tjuta · 1,069 m · 30 km W

Inselberg · Northern Territory

Uluru

863 m2,831 ft

Prominence: 342 m1,121 ft
Isolation: 26 km
Tonight: 13°CFair · Wind 33 km/h S

Uluru is an 863 m (2,831 ft) inselberg in Northern Territory, Australia.

All facts

Elevation: 863 m · 2,831 ft
Nearest higher peak: Kata Tjuta (1,069 m)
Region: Northern Territory, Australia
Protected area: Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park
Coordinates: 25.3449° S, 131.0324° E

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3D map

Uluru 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 6 × 6 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Uluru topographic map

20 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. The route drawn is the easiest mapped one. 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 100 mShowing west → east through the summit

West → east through the summit

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.

Downloads

Uluru downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGUluru satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-03-13.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

GPXUluru GPX / KML route downloadIn the route section. Mapped route for GPS apps and Google Earth, under the ODbL.

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Route

How to get to the top of Uluru

2 mapped walking routes from where a car can get you, with distance and climb from the terrain model.

Easiest route: from Parking, 1.2 km W of Uluru

Distance: 1.0 kmone way
Climb: +129 m(423 ft up)
Time up: about 0.5 h
Difficulty: Grade not mapped

Uluru elevation profile

The mapped trail ends 210 m below the summit. Above that there is no mapped path: expect glacier, scrambling or open ground, and go with a guide if you have no route-finding experience.

Download GPX (free, ODbL)KML

Other routes 1

Road end, 1.1 km NNW of Uluru1.1 km · +129 m · about 0.5 hEnds 210 m below the summit.
Grade not mappedGPX KML

Routes © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the ODbL. Climb from the terrain model. Trails change and maps miss things: check conditions locally.

Weather

Uluru weather

Today · Fair · 13 / 34°C (55 / 93°F) · Wind 33 km/h S

Uluru forecast for the summit, about 863 m.

Today13°34°–33 km/h S
Sun13°24°–35 km/h S
Mon13°29°1.6 mm32 km/h SE
Tue17°27°4.3 mm28 km/h E
Wed18°22°18.5 mm17 km/h E
Thu19°26°1.6 mm26 km/h N
Fri16°29°–12 km/h S
Sat18°29°–19 km/h E
Sun19°32°1.2 mm19 km/h NE
Mon24°30°1.2 mm20 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 Uluru

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

Nearest parking
Kuniya Carpark
1.1 km S · +2 more within 1.1 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 3

Place	Distance
Parking	1.1 km WNW
Parking	1.1 km W
Kuniya CarparkParking	1.1 km S

Slope

How steep is the route to Uluru?

The easiest mapped route, 1.1 km from 520 m to 649 m. Steepest stretch: 54°.

0 km · 520 m1.1 km · 649 m

0–15°0.9 km
30–45°0.1 km

Grades are averaged between profile points about 20 m apart, so short steeper steps don’t show.

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Shrubland 49.7%Grassland 37.7%Bare rock / sparse 7.4%Trees 5.1%

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

Where it sits

Where Uluru sits

Ranked in 1

#3 Treks and hikes in Australia

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Mount ZeilPeak · 1,531 m256 km NNE

Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 856 m at the summit; the official height is 863 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	863 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	856 m	-7 m
Copernicus GLO-90	852 m	-11 m

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 2026-03-13)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Accuracy comparison, 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)
Sources: Official website · Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Uluru

West → east through the summit

Easiest route: from Parking, 1.2 km W of Uluru

Nearest parking

Data sources