Washington

Wallula Gap

Floor102 m335 ft

Depth: 348 m
Rim: 451 m
Length: 24.1 km
Tonight: 36°FFair · Wind 2–7 mph S

Wallula Gap is up to 348 m deep: the rim reaches 451 m and the floor 102 m, along 24.1 km.

All facts

Floor: 102 m

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Depth

Depth of Wallula Gap

Up to 348 m deep (typically 241 m) along the 24.1 km in view.

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

3D map

Wallula Gap 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Wallula Gap terrain and contours

20 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.

Index contours every 100 mShowing west → east through the centre

Wallula Gap elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Wallula Gap weather

Tonight · Fair · 36°F (2°C) · Wind 2–7 mph S

Wallula Gap forecast for about 353 m.

Tonight36°–2–7 mph S
Sat36°55°–5 mph SW
Sun39°53°17%2–6 mph N
Mon39°54°24%2–6 mph SW
Tue38°55°17%5–8 mph SW
Wed35°53°17%3–7 mph NW
Thu35°51°6%5 mph N

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 22:01 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Wallula Gap

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

Nearest parking
0.5 km E
+2 more within 1.5 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 3

Place	Distance
Parking	0.5 km E
Wallula Gap ParkingParking	1.5 km SE
Wallula Scablands TrailheadParking	1.5 km NE

Slope

Share of the 17.4 × 17.4 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 88% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

87.9%

Moderate, 15–30°

9.1%

Steep, 30–45°

2.6%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.3%

Steeper than 30°: 2.9% of the 303 km² view
Relief in view: 434 m low point 104 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 56.9%Cropland 27.7%Water 12.5%Trees 1.6%Bare rock / sparse 0.8%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 8.7 km; 128 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Mallard15
Carey's balsamroot7
American Coot5
Common yarrow5
Golden currant5
Cutleaf Thelypody5

Where it sits

Where Wallula Gap sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Wallowa Lake162 km ESE

Downloads

Wallula Gap downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGWallula Gap satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-08-23.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-23)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Wallula Gap

West → east through the centre

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