Valley of a Thousand Hills
- Depth
- 362 m
- Rim
- 672 m
- Length
- 21.2 km
- Tonight
- 14°CPartly cloudy · Wind 6 km/h NE
Valley of a Thousand Hills is up to 362 m deep: the rim reaches 672 m and the floor 309 m, along 21.2 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 309 m
Depth of Valley of a Thousand Hills
Up to 362 m deep (typically 244 m) along the 21.2 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).
Valley of a Thousand Hills 3D map
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Valley of a Thousand Hills terrain and contours
25 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.
Valley of a Thousand Hills elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Valley of a Thousand Hills weather
Tonight · Partly cloudy · 14°C (57°F) · Wind 6 km/h NE
Valley of a Thousand Hills forecast for about 672 m.
- Tonight14°–6 km/h NE
- Today15°26°–17 km/h E
- Sun18°26°–23 km/h S
- Mon17°25°5.3 mm13 km/h E
- Tue14°22°5.6 mm22 km/h S
- Wed13°22°0.1 mm16 km/h S
- Thu14°22°–16 km/h E
- Fri14°23°–20 km/h E
- Sat18°27°0.1 mm24 km/h S
- Sun18°25°1.5 mm20 km/h S
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 Valley of a Thousand Hills
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Valley of a Thousand Hills, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
2.5 km ESE
Slope
Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mostly gentle: 72% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 3.0% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 606 m low point 276 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.
Where Valley of a Thousand Hills sits
- Region
- South Africa23Africa69
Nearby places
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- Terrain
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- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-01-27)
- 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)
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)