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Wachau

Floor205 m673 ft
Depth
201 m
Rim
627 m
Length
3.5 km
Tonight
5°CRain · Wind 23 km/h W

Wachau is up to 201 m deep: the rim reaches 627 m and the floor 205 m, along 3.5 km.

All facts
Floor
205 m
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Wachau 3D map

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Wachau topographic map

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.

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Wachau elevation profile

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Depth

Depth of Wachau

Up to 201 m deep (typically 127 m) along the 3.5 km in view.

200400600800201 mrimfloor0123.5 km

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

Weather

Wachau weather

Tonight · Rain · 5°C (41°F) · 1.0 mm · Wind 23 km/h W

Wachau forecast for about 627 m.

  • Tonight5°1.0 mm23 km/h W
  • Today1°9°–18 km/h W
  • Sun2°7°2.2 mm31 km/h W
  • Mon2°10°–25 km/h W
  • Tue3°9°–4 km/h SE
  • Wed2°14°0.1 mm19 km/h NW
  • Thu2°11°–12 km/h NW
  • Fri2°10°1.8 mm6 km/h NW
  • Sat1°8°0.7 mm8 km/h N
  • Sun0°9°–5 km/h SE

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 Wachau

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

All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
Parking0.1 km ENE
Parking0.2 km N
Parking0.3 km SW
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°
48.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
41.8%
Steep, 30–45°
9.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.2%
Steeper than 30°
9.4% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
593 m low point 194 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 74.9%Grassland 15.6%Water 4.0%Cropland 3.6%Built-up 1.7%

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 Wachau.

NESW5 km10 km123456
Summit list 6
  1. 1Mühlberg725 m 1.2 km SW
  2. 2Hoher Stein712 m 1.4 km SW
  3. 3Aggshöhe703 m 1.5 km SW
  4. 4Friedrichfelsen732 m 1.9 km SW
  5. 5Buchberg702 m 5.0 km WNW
  6. 6Buschandlwand741 m 5.1 km NNW
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 1,844 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Green Lizard256
  • Greater Pasqueflower74
  • Liverleaf74
  • Chequered Blue72
  • Common Blue68
  • Cowslip63
Where it sits

Where Wachau sits

Range
Bohemian Massif25
Region
Lower Austria10Austria205Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Bohemian Massif 6
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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 2026-08-14)
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
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Official website · Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia