Georgia Alexey Komarov · CC BY-SA 4.0
The cut
1,074 metres, to scale.
A slice through Borjomi Gorge 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: Eiffel Tower · 330 m · Burj Khalifa · 828 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.
1,074m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
15.8km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
30°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
761m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
7 °C warmer at the bottom.
In August the afternoon reaches 31 °C on the floor, against 23 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are in May and in October. The rim freezes at night from November to April.
- 4°-3°Jan
- 6°-1°Feb
- 10°3°Mar
- 16°9°Apr
- 21°14°May
- 26°19°Jun
- 30°22°Jul
- 31°23°Aug
- 26°18°Sep
- 19°12°Oct
- 12°5°Nov
- 6°-1°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.
Canyon in Georgia
Borjomi Gorge is a canyon in Georgia. The relief model measures 1,074 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 16 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Borjominearest town · 1.1 km in a straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 4.5 km from the floor
- David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 85 km in a straight lineCar hire at KUT airport (Kopitnari)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- In May and in Octoberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The the river runs highest from November to June.
The the river carries about 72 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from November to June, fed by melting snow.
- 179 m³/sJan
- 180 m³/sFeb
- 263 m³/sMar
- 258 m³/sApr
- 258 m³/sMay
- 167 m³/sJun
- 81 m³/sJul
- 12 m³/sAug
- 39 m³/sSep
- 117 m³/sOct
- 165 m³/sNov
- 166 m³/sDec
From about 12 m³/s in the lowest month to 263 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 11,219 km².
Follow the Kura River from source to mouth on Riveryas
Estimate: long-term flow from the HydroATLAS model (WaterGAP, 1971–2000) shaped by the monthly rain, snow and temperature of the area (NASA POWER). Dams change it. Not a forecast.
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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6 km
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 24 × 24 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 13viewpoints within 5 kmCross 1 and 12 more
- 5marked hiking routes within 4 kmNational Park Information Tail, Trail 1: 19th c., Adventure track and 2 more
- 30footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmკონწიალა ხიდი, Eiffel Bridge, ანატოლი მილჩენკოს ქუჩა and 27 more
- 15car parks within 3 km
- 9information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 18bus stops within 2 km
- 10campsites within 8 km
- 105hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmბორჯომი, მეიდანი, ბორჯომის ხეობა and 102 more
- 33restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- climbing crags within 3 km
- rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- swimming spots within 3 km
- named waterfalls within 4 km
- caves within 3 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
- Borjomi1.1 km in a straight line
- Akhaldaba11 km in a straight line
- Bak’urianis Andezit’i14 km in a straight line
- Bakuriani14 km in a straight line
- Khashuri23 km in a straight line
- Surami23 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Borjomi Gorge.
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.
Riveryas2 rivers in the canyon
Peakyas2 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 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 6 |
| Afternoon · rim | -3 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 5 | -1 |
| Night · rim | -12 | -11 | -8 | -3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | -6 | -10 |
| Rain (mm) | 77 | 62 | 83 | 67 | 76 | 77 | 60 | 57 | 80 | 88 | 88 | 80 |
| Rainy days | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Sun hours/day | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 20 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | -3 | -12 | 77 | 3.3 |
| Feb | 6 | -1 | -11 | 62 | 4.3 |
| Mar | 10 | 3 | -8 | 83 | 4.4 |
| Apr | 16 | 9 | -3 | 67 | 5.2 |
| May | 21 | 14 | 2 | 76 | 6.5 |
| Jun | 26 | 19 | 6 | 77 | 7.9 |
| Jul | 30 | 22 | 9 | 60 | 8.1 |
| Aug | 31 | 23 | 9 | 57 | 8.4 |
| Sep | 26 | 18 | 5 | 80 | 7.1 |
| Oct | 19 | 12 | 0 | 88 | 5.4 |
| Nov | 12 | 5 | -6 | 88 | 4.1 |
| Dec | 6 | -1 | -10 | 80 | 3.3 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (761 m) and the rim (1,866 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.
Photographs
Seen from the trail.
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 | 112% | 124% | 106% | 112% | 162% | 55% | 100% | 111% | 33% | 49% | 71% | 96% |
| 2021 | 225% | 126% | 122% | 116% | 52% | 114% | 91% | 101% | 142% | 70% | 46% | 121% |
| 2022 | 220% | 276% | 109% | 98% | 125% | 170% | 69% | 138% | 60% | 121% | 61% | 43% |
| 2023 | 32% | 143% | 98% | 139% | 133% | 170% | 149% | 51% | 74% | 86% | 239% | 105% |
| 2024 | 118% | 120% | 72% | 26% | 152% | 67% | 144% | 71% | 63% | 121% | 94% | 98% |
| 2025 | 65% | 106% | 81% | 145% | 94% | 41% | 62% | 38% | 121% | 92% | 2% | 65% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Borjomi Gorge
Georgia
- 1,074 mDepth
- 16 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 30°Steepest wall
Tskaltsitela Gorge Natural Monument
Georgia · 72 km
- 133 mDepth
- 5.7 kmRim to rim
- 7.5 kmLength
- 12°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q2395989) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| River flow and basin | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| 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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