Virgin River Gorge
- Depth
- 656 m
- Rim
- 1,351 m
- Length
- 54.5 km
- Tonight
- 52°FFair · Wind 2–10 mph NE
Virgin River Gorge is up to 656 m deep: the rim reaches 1,351 m and the floor 534 m, along 54.5 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 534 m
Depth of Virgin River Gorge
Up to 656 m deep (typically 290 m) along the 54.5 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).
Virgin River Gorge 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 28.3 × 28.3 km
Virgin River Gorge terrain and contours
100 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m 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.
Virgin River Gorge elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Virgin River Gorge weather
Tonight · Fair · 52°F (11°C) · 1% chance of precipitation · Wind 2–10 mph NE
Virgin River Gorge forecast for about 741 m.
- Tonight52°1%2–10 mph NE
- Sat52°70°5%6–13 mph NNE
- Sun53°70°1%1–7 mph ENE
- Mon54°73°–1–12 mph ENE
- Tue54°75°–1–10 mph SE
- Wed55°74°3%1–9 mph S
- Thu56°73°20%1–10 mph SSE
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:33 UTC.
Camping & parking near Virgin River Gorge
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Virgin River Gorge, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest trailhead
2.2 km ESE
Nearest parking
2.2 km ESE
Nearest caravan site
4.9 km WSW
All mapped places 4
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Trailhead | 2.2 km ESE |
| Parking | 2.2 km ESE |
| Caravan site | 4.9 km WSW |
| Parking | 5.4 km WSW |
Slope
Share of the 28.3 × 28.3 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mostly gentle: 57% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 16.5% of the 801 km² view
- Relief in view
- 1,693 m low point 529 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.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 14.2 km; 592 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Eastern Joshua tree455
- Plains Pricklypear364
- California Barrel Cactus350
- Creosote Bush271
- Buckhorn Cholla241
- Silver Cholla221
Where Virgin River Gorge sits
- Region
- Utah36United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Virgin River Gorge downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-02)
- 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)
- Protected area
- USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
- 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 NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)