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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Verdon Gorge

Floor481 m1,578 ft
Depth
829 m
Rim
1,355 m
Length
21.8 km
Tonight
1°CPartly cloudy · Wind 35 km/h NW

Verdon Gorge is up to 829 m deep: the rim reaches 1,355 m and the floor 481 m, along 21.8 km.

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Floor
481 m
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Verdon Gorge 3D map

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Topographic map

Verdon Gorge topographic map

50 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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Verdon Gorge elevation profile

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Depth

Depth of Verdon Gorge

Up to 829 m deep (typically 631 m) along the 21.8 km in view.

2505007501,0001,2501,500829 mrimfloor01021.8 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).

Weather

Verdon Gorge weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 1°C (34°F) · Wind 35 km/h NW

Verdon Gorge forecast for about 1,355 m.

  • Tonight1°–35 km/h NW
  • Today1°7°–30 km/h NW
  • Sun3°11°–29 km/h NW
  • Mon4°15°–10 km/h NE
  • Tue4°14°–6 km/h SW
  • Wed4°14°–7 km/h SW
  • Thu5°14°–6 km/h SW
  • Fri4°11°–9 km/h W
  • Sat3°9°–4 km/h N
  • Sun3°11°–9 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

Camping & parking near Verdon Gorge

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

All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Parking0.8 km ENE
Parking0.9 km NW
Parking1.2 km NW
Chalet de la MalineHut1.8 km WNW
Bio VerdonCampsite4.4 km NNW
La Maison d’AdèleCampsite4.5 km N
Camping municipal le Grand CanyonCampsite4.9 km NNW
Slope

Slope

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

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
43.3%
Moderate, 15–30°
36.5%
Steep, 30–45°
15.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
4.9%
Steeper than 30°
20.2% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
1,181 m low point 473 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 66.6%Grassland 23.5%Shrubland 9.3%

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 Verdon Gorge.

NESW5 km10 km123
Summit list 3
  1. 1Cime de Barbin1,560 m 1.6 km NW
  2. 2Collet Barris1,460 m 3.3 km ESE
  3. 3Pilon de Fayet931 m 5.3 km SE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 931 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Eurasian Griffon365
  • Common Wall Lizard39
  • Box Tree Moth38
  • Alpine Accentor34
  • Smooth rock spleenwort34
  • Spiny Toad29
Where it sits

Where Verdon Gorge sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Southwestern Alps44
Region
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur19France176Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
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Sources

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 2026-09-22)
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)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
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 · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia