Yumthang Valley
- Depth
- 2,438 m
- Rim
- 5,289 m
- Length
- 43.4 km
- Tonight
- -10°CFair · Wind 12 km/h S
Yumthang Valley is up to 2,438 m deep: the rim reaches 5,289 m and the floor 1,611 m, along 43.4 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 1,611 m
Yumthang Valley 3D map
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Yumthang Valley topographic map
200 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.
Yumthang Valley elevation profile
West → east through the centre
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Depth of Yumthang Valley
Up to 2,438 m deep (typically 1,477 m) along the 43.4 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).
Yumthang Valley weather
Today · Fair · -10 / -1°C (14 / 30°F) · Wind 12 km/h S
Yumthang Valley forecast for about 5,289 m.
- Today-10°-1°–12 km/h S
- Sun-9°-1°–15 km/h S
- Mon-9°0°–12 km/h S
- Tue-9°0°–10 km/h S
- Wed-9°1°–9 km/h S
- Thu-6°-3°26.8 mm3 km/h NE
- Fri-7°-5°67.2 mm6 km/h E
- Sat-8°-3°14.7 mm4 km/h N
- Sun-10°-2°–5 km/h NE
- Mon-13°-2°–5 km/h N
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, 23:19 UTC.
Slope
Share of the 33.1 × 33.1 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mostly steep: more than half the view is steeper than 30°, the angle of most avalanche terrain.
- Steeper than 30°
- 56.5% of the 1,096 km² view
- Relief in view
- 5,047 m low point 1,545 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 16.6 km; 346 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Drumstick Primrose10
- White-collared Blackbird9
- Blue-fronted Redstart9
- Pleione hookeriana8
- Fire-tailed Sunbird7
- Purple foxglove7
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- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)