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Cime du Gélas · 3,143 m · 12 km S
Piedmont

Valle Gesso

Floor815 m2,674 ft
Depth
1,356 m
Rim
2,339 m
Length
6.8 km
Tonight
-3°CPartly cloudy · Wind 5 km/h N

Valle Gesso is up to 1,356 m deep: the rim reaches 2,339 m and the floor 815 m, along 6.8 km.

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Floor
815 m
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Depth

Depth of Valle Gesso

Up to 1,356 m deep (typically 942 m) along the 6.8 km in view.

5001,0001,5002,0002,5001,356 mrimfloor0246.8 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.

3D map

Valle Gesso 3D map

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Topographic map

Valle Gesso terrain and contours

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.

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Valle Gesso elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Valle Gesso weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · -3°C (27°F) · Wind 5 km/h N

Valle Gesso forecast for about 2,339 m.

  • Tonight-3°–5 km/h N
  • Today-3°5°–8 km/h NW
  • Sun-2°10°–9 km/h S
  • Mon1°10°–8 km/h NE
  • Tue2°12°–4 km/h NE
  • Wed1°10°–9 km/h N
  • Thu1°7°–6 km/h NE
  • Fri0°7°0.1 mm5 km/h NE
  • Sat-1°5°–3 km/h SW
  • Sun-2°6°0.3 mm3 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 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Valle Gesso

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.7 km NNW

    +2 more within 1.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    1.2 km SSW

    +1 more within 1.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Rifugio Esterate

    2.0 km E · +2 more within 5.0 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Il Bosco

    2.4 km NE · +2 more within 4.7 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 11
PlaceDistance
Parking0.7 km NNW
Parking0.8 km N
Caravan site1.2 km SSW
Parking1.3 km SSW
Area Camper Piscina di EntracqueCaravan site1.6 km NNE
Rifugio EsterateHut2.0 km E
Il BoscoCampsite2.4 km NE
Locanda del SorrisoHut3.3 km E
Valle GessoCampsite3.3 km N
Camping Sotto il FaggioCampsite4.7 km S
Rifugio San GiacomoHut5.0 km S
Slope

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly steep: more than half the view is steeper than 30°, the angle of most avalanche terrain.

Gentle, 0–15°
11.1%
Moderate, 15–30°
27.4%
Steep, 30–45°
51.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
10.2%
Steeper than 30°
61.5% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
2,259 m low point 715 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 62.3%Grassland 33.5%Bare rock / sparse 2.4%Built-up 0.8%Cropland 0.6%

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 Valle Gesso.

NESW5 km10 km1234
Summit list 4
  1. 1Monte Ray2,318 m 2.2 km WSW
  2. 2Cima del Lausetto2,686 m 3.5 km WSW
  3. 3Cima della Vagliotta2,548 m 4.2 km WSW
  4. 4Monte Aiera2,713 m 5.4 km SSE
Where it sits

Where Valle Gesso sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Southwestern Alps44Maritime Alps and Nice Prealps10Maritime Alps9Mercantour-Argentera massif7
Region
Piedmont18Italy316Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

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Sources

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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 2026-09-20)
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)
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
Wikidata · Wikipedia