Vale of Clwyd
- Depth
- 258 m
- Rim
- 290 m
- Length
- 33.1 km
- Tonight
- 6°CCloudy · Wind 28 km/h W
Vale of Clwyd is up to 258 m deep: the rim reaches 290 m and the floor 8 m, along 33.1 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 8 m
Depth of Vale of Clwyd
Up to 258 m deep (typically 132 m) along the 33.1 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).
Vale of Clwyd 3D map
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Vale of Clwyd terrain and contours
20 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.
Vale of Clwyd elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Vale of Clwyd weather
Tonight · Cloudy · 6°C (43°F) · Wind 28 km/h W
Vale of Clwyd forecast for about 290 m.
- Tonight6°–28 km/h W
- Today7°14°12.9 mm56 km/h W
- Sun6°10°0.5 mm58 km/h W
- Mon8°12°6.2 mm35 km/h S
- Tue9°12°4.1 mm42 km/h SW
- Wed9°13°–23 km/h SW
- Thu9°12°–17 km/h S
- Fri9°12°9.3 mm23 km/h SE
- Sat7°11°3.5 mm22 km/h W
- Sun5°7°18.0 mm23 km/h NW
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 Vale of Clwyd
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Vale of Clwyd, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
0.9 km WNW
Nearest campsite
Station House Caravan Park
Nearest caravan site
Maes Elwy Caravan Park
All mapped places 9
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 0.9 km WNW |
| Parking | 1.7 km NE |
| Station House Caravan ParkCampsite | 1.7 km NE |
| Parking | 1.8 km NE |
| Tyn Yr Eithin FarmCampsite | 2.3 km SW |
| Campsite | 3.3 km S |
| Maes Elwy Caravan ParkCaravan site | 4.9 km NW |
| Lyons Eryl Hall Caravan Park & Country ClubCaravan site | 6.0 km NW |
| Caerwys Castle Caravan ParkCaravan site | 6.1 km NE |
Slope
Share of the 22.6 × 22.6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mostly gentle: 89% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 0.4% of the 511 km² view
- Relief in view
- 549 m low point 7 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.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 11.3 km of Vale of Clwyd.
Summit list 8
- 1Crest Mawr182 m 5.8 km NW
- 2Penycloddiau440 m 6.1 km NE
- 3Moel y Parc395 m 7.4 km NNE
- 4Moel-Y-Gaer258 m 8.6 km N
- 5Graig Tremeirchion180 m 8.7 km N
- 6Cefn Du268 m 9.4 km N
- 7Garreg Fawr175 m 10 km N
- 8Moel Maenefa287 m 11 km N
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 11.3 km; 776 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Fly Agaric26
- Early Purple Orchid24
- Wood anemone23
- Greater stitchwort23
- Oak Eggar21
- Common bilberry21
Where Vale of Clwyd sits
- Region
- Wales60United Kingdom371Europe2,143
Nearby places
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- Terrain
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- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-15)
- Land cover
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- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking, Geometry
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Panorama
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- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)