Canada Canyon
Canyon Sainte-Anne
202 m of rock, cut by the Rivière Sainte-Anne.
Hélène Mc Nicoll · CC BY-SA 2.5 ca
The cut
202 metres, to scale.
A slice through Canyon Sainte-Anne 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
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. On one side the ground was still rising 12 km out: the true rim is further away and the canyon deeper.
202m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
22.2km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
22°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
2m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
4 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 24 °C on the floor, against 21 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are in June and from August to September. The rim freezes at night from November to April.
- -6°-10°Jan
- -5°-8°Feb
- 0°-4°Mar
- 8°5°Apr
- 17°13°May
- 22°18°Jun
- 24°21°Jul
- 24°20°Aug
- 20°16°Sep
- 12°8°Oct
- 4°0°Nov
- -3°-6°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 Quebec, Canada
Canyon Sainte-Anne is a canyon in Canada, cut by the Rivière Sainte-Anne. The relief model measures 202 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 565 m to the higher one. Rim to rim it is 22 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Beauprénearest town · 3.5 km in a straight line
- Parking 280 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 2.7 km from the floor
- Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 50 km in a straight lineCar hire at YQB airport (Quebec)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- In June and from August to Septemberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Rivière Sainte-Anne runs highest from April to May.
The Rivière Sainte-Anne carries about 30 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from April to May.
- 22 m³/sJan
- 4.2 m³/sFeb
- 40 m³/sMar
- 116 m³/sApr
- 102 m³/sMay
- 71 m³/sJun
- 50 m³/sJul
- 39 m³/sAug
- 43 m³/sSep
- 67 m³/sOct
- 36 m³/sNov
- 44 m³/sDec
From about 4.2 m³/s in the lowest month to 116 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 1,008 km².
The Rivière Sainte-Anne from source to mouth on Riveryas — coming soon
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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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.
- 12viewpoints within 5 km
- 2marked hiking routes within 4 kmLes Dalles Humides, Le Mestashibo
- 9footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmPont Delisle, Pont Renaud, Boucle Jean-Larose and 6 more
- 2named waterfalls within 4 kmChute Sainte-Anne, Chutes Jean Larose
- 21car parks within 3 km
- 1information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 1bus stops within 2 km
- 5campsites within 8 kmCamping Lac-aux-Flambeaux, Camping du Domaine Sainte-Anne, Camping Mont-Sainte-Anne and 2 more
- 15hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmLes portes de Charlevoix, Delta Hotels by Marriott Mont Sainte-Anne, Resort & Convention Center, Hébergement Mont-Sainte-Anne and 12 more
- 5restaurants 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
- 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
- Beaupré3.5 km in a straight line
- Château-Richer17 km in a straight line
- L'Ange-Gardien23 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Canyon Sainte-Anne.
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
Cascadyas4 waterfalls nearbyComing soon
Peakyas7 mountains within 15 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmComing soonFigures 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 | -6 | -5 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 4 | -3 |
| Afternoon · rim | -10 | -8 | -4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 0 | -6 |
| Night · rim | -19 | -18 | -13 | -4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | -6 | -14 |
| Rain (mm) | 60 | 59 | 67 | 85 | 86 | 104 | 109 | 99 | 94 | 108 | 80 | 87 |
| Rainy days | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Sun hours/day | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 27 | 35 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 21 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -6 | -10 | -19 | 60 | 3.5 |
| Feb | -5 | -8 | -18 | 59 | 4.8 |
| Mar | 0 | -4 | -13 | 67 | 5.8 |
| Apr | 8 | 5 | -4 | 85 | 6.3 |
| May | 17 | 13 | 3 | 86 | 6.8 |
| Jun | 22 | 18 | 9 | 104 | 7.1 |
| Jul | 24 | 21 | 12 | 109 | 7.1 |
| Aug | 24 | 20 | 12 | 99 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 20 | 16 | 7 | 94 | 5.6 |
| Oct | 12 | 8 | 1 | 108 | 3.4 |
| Nov | 4 | 0 | -6 | 80 | 2.3 |
| Dec | -3 | -6 | -14 | 87 | 2.2 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (2 m) and the rim (566 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 | 132% | 95% | 164% | 85% | 68% | 61% | 92% | 113% | 86% | 138% | 84% | 114% |
| 2021 | 50% | 83% | 98% | 54% | 83% | 108% | 83% | 72% | 105% | 59% | 88% | 93% |
| 2022 | 52% | 158% | 139% | 103% | 128% | 98% | 120% | 122% | 59% | 69% | 123% | 118% |
| 2023 | 122% | 101% | 70% | 73% | 52% | 107% | 146% | 152% | 76% | 85% | 75% | 86% |
| 2024 | 97% | 44% | 96% | 62% | 84% | 131% | 91% | 123% | 54% | 55% | 83% | 105% |
| 2025 | 81% | 92% | 106% | 111% | 109% | 115% | 108% | 63% | 43% | 74% | 110% | 68% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Canyon Sainte-Anne
Canada
- 202 mDepth
- 22 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 22°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q609933) · 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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