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The cut
785 metres, to scale.
A slice through Bärenschützklamm where it is deepest and narrowest, measured on the Copernicus relief model every 30 m. Same scale as the landmark standing on the floor.
Standing on the floor, to scale: Great Pyramid · 139 m · Empire State · 443 m
Depth is measured to the lower rim; the width is from rim to rim. A 30 m relief model smooths the narrowest walls, so a slot canyon reads shallower than it is. This is a narrow canyon: the published depth, where there is one, is the better figure.
785m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
8.1km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
37°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
438m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
8 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 25 °C on the floor, against 18 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are from May to June and in September. The rim freezes at night from October to April. The wettest months are from June to August: in a narrow canyon a flash flood arrives without warning, even from rain upstream.
- 2°-5°Jan
- 4°-4°Feb
- 9°1°Mar
- 15°7°Apr
- 19°11°May
- 23°16°Jun
- 25°18°Jul
- 25°17°Aug
- 19°12°Sep
- 14°7°Oct
- 9°1°Nov
- 4°-4°Dec
Afternoon highs, 1991–2020 averages (NASA POWER) brought to the altitude of the rim and of the floor with the standard lapse rate (6.5 °C per 1 000 m). Shade, wind and rock change this on the day. Not a forecast.
Ravine in the Austian Alps
Bärenschützklamm is a slot canyon in Austria, cut by the Mixnitzbach river. The relief model measures 785 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 1,204 m to the higher one. Rim to rim it is 8.1 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Röthelsteinnearest town · 3.5 km in a straight line
- Parking 320 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 0.8 km from the floor
- Graz Airport (GRZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 39 km in a straight lineCar hire at GRZ airport (Feldkirchen bei Graz)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From May to June and in Septemberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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From the sky.
The canyon from above, with the relief shaded, the line of the cut, the river and what people have mapped around it.
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Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 18 × 18 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 18viewpoints within 5 kmBrunnkopf and 17 more
- 25marked hiking routes within 4 kmWanderweg 748, Wanderweg 531, Zentralalpenweg 02 and 22 more
- 10via ferrata routes within 4 kmFranz-Scheikl-Klettersteig, Frohnleitner Band and 8 more
- 108climbing crags within 3 kmGrastöterdiagonale, Thymianpfeiler - Einstieg, Flowers and Nurses and 105 more
- 9footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmBärenschützklamm and 8 more
- 38caves within 3 km
- 13car parks within 3 km
- 18information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 2bus stops within 2 km
- 19hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmLandhaus Rois, Hoaterwirt, Ritschi's Wirtshaus and 16 more
- 8restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- swimming spots within 3 km
- named waterfalls within 4 km
- campsites within 8 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, around the floor of the canyon. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Röthelstein3.5 km in a straight line
- Pernegg an der Mur4.4 km in a straight line
- Sankt Jakob-Breitenau6.2 km in a straight line
- Schrems bei Frohnleiten7.3 km in a straight line
- Frohnleiten10 km in a straight line
- Passail11 km in a straight line
- Bruck an der Mur12 km in a straight line
- Berndorf13 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Bärenschützklamm.
The river that carved it, the waterfalls inside it, the mountains on the rim, the lakes, beaches and island nearby — from our six sister atlases, each with its own figures.
Peakyas59 mountains within 15 kmFigures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, NOAA, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Month by month
The weather, at the floor and at the rim.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon · floor | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| Afternoon · rim | -5 | -4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | -4 |
| Night · rim | -12 | -11 | -8 | -4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | -2 | -6 | -10 |
| Rain (mm) | 51 | 49 | 56 | 55 | 107 | 124 | 127 | 129 | 102 | 71 | 60 | 52 |
| Rainy days | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Sun hours/day | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 17 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | -5 | -12 | 51 | 2.7 |
| Feb | 4 | -4 | -11 | 49 | 3.9 |
| Mar | 9 | 1 | -8 | 56 | 4.9 |
| Apr | 15 | 7 | -4 | 55 | 5.8 |
| May | 19 | 11 | 1 | 107 | 5.9 |
| Jun | 23 | 16 | 5 | 124 | 6.6 |
| Jul | 25 | 18 | 7 | 127 | 7.0 |
| Aug | 25 | 17 | 7 | 129 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 19 | 12 | 2 | 102 | 5.0 |
| Oct | 14 | 7 | -2 | 71 | 4.3 |
| Nov | 9 | 1 | -6 | 60 | 2.6 |
| Dec | 4 | -4 | -10 | 52 | 2.3 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (438 m) and the rim (1,642 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.
Recent years
Wet years, dry years.
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A dry year means a lower river and hotter rock; a wet one, more water in the gorge.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 32% | 112% | 67% | 44% | 83% | 120% | 132% | 161% | 131% | 152% | 29% | 162% |
| 2021 | 120% | 54% | 48% | 83% | 120% | 44% | 81% | 119% | 46% | 47% | 113% | 112% |
| 2022 | 56% | 82% | 35% | 113% | 85% | 104% | 78% | 83% | 98% | 46% | 93% | 81% |
| 2023 | 125% | 77% | 93% | 203% | 109% | 97% | 131% | 126% | 43% | 105% | 171% | 202% |
| 2024 | 99% | 73% | 97% | 143% | 126% | 122% | 72% | 56% | 203% | 104% | 24% | 48% |
| 2025 | 51% | 35% | 178% | 114% | 82% | 77% | 135% | 52% | 117% | 74% | 91% | 48% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Bärenschützklamm
Austria
- 785 mDepth
- 8.1 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 37°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q1019169) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Viewpoints, trails, bridges and the river line | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Rivers, waterfalls, mountains, lakes, beaches and islands nearby | Coastya, Lakeyas, Peakyas, Cascadyas, Islandyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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