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The cut
374 metres, to scale.
A slice through Cascade Canyon 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: Big Ben · 96 m · Eiffel Tower · 330 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.
374m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
17.1km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
42°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
2,054m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
11 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 25 °C on the floor, against 14 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are from July to August. The rim freezes at night from September to June. The wettest months are in December.
- -4°-15°Jan
- -3°-14°Feb
- 1°-10°Mar
- 5°-6°Apr
- 13°2°May
- 19°8°Jun
- 25°14°Jul
- 25°14°Aug
- 19°8°Sep
- 9°-2°Oct
- 1°-10°Nov
- -4°-15°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 located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming
Cascade Canyon is a canyon in United States. The relief model measures 374 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 1,704 m to the higher one. Rim to rim it is 17 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Parking 330 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 1.9 km from the floor
- Jackson Hole Airport (JAC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 17 km in a straight lineCar hire at JAC airport (Jackson)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From July to Augustbest 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 April to May.
The the river carries about 1.3 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from April to May, fed by melting snow. It is lowest from August to October and from December to February.
- 0.4 m³/sJan
- 0.5 m³/sFeb
- 1.8 m³/sMar
- 4.1 m³/sApr
- 4.1 m³/sMay
- 2.6 m³/sJun
- 1.1 m³/sJul
- 0.5 m³/sAug
- 0.6 m³/sSep
- 0.7 m³/sOct
- 1.1 m³/sNov
- 1.0 m³/sDec
From about 0.43 m³/s in the lowest month to 4.1 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 124 km².
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.
- 6viewpoints within 5 kmInspiration Point, Hidden Falls Viewpoint, Jenny Lake Overlook and 3 more
- 3marked hiking routes within 4 kmTeton Crest Trail, String Lake Trail, Garnet Canyon Trail
- 11footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmJenny Lake Loop Trail, Inspiration Point Trail, North Cascade Creek Trail and 8 more
- 2named waterfalls within 4 kmHidden Falls, Ribbon Cascade
- 12car parks within 3 km
- 9information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 13campsites within 8 kmCampsite #1, Campsite #2, Campsite #3 and 10 more
- 2hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmGrand Teton Climbers' Ranch, Jenny Lake Lodge
- 1restaurants 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
- bus stops within 2 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).
In our other atlases
What else is around Cascade Canyon.
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.
Cascadyas8 waterfalls nearbyComing soon
Peakyas41 mountains within 15 km
Lakeyas5 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 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 1 | -4 |
| Afternoon · rim | -15 | -14 | -10 | -6 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 8 | -2 | -10 | -15 |
| Night · rim | -26 | -25 | -20 | -15 | -10 | -5 | 0 | -2 | -6 | -13 | -20 | -26 |
| Rain (mm) | 83 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 61 | 30 | 36 | 50 | 65 | 76 | 90 |
| Rainy days | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 |
| Sun hours/day | 4.1 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 66 | 81 | 75 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 39 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -4 | -15 | -26 | 83 | 4.1 |
| Feb | -3 | -14 | -25 | 73 | 5.6 |
| Mar | 1 | -10 | -20 | 73 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 5 | -6 | -15 | 75 | 8.0 |
| May | 13 | 2 | -10 | 72 | 8.1 |
| Jun | 19 | 8 | -5 | 61 | 10.0 |
| Jul | 25 | 14 | 0 | 30 | 12.0 |
| Aug | 25 | 14 | -2 | 36 | 10.3 |
| Sep | 19 | 8 | -6 | 50 | 8.4 |
| Oct | 9 | -2 | -13 | 65 | 5.5 |
| Nov | 1 | -10 | -20 | 76 | 3.9 |
| Dec | -4 | -15 | -26 | 90 | 3.3 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (2,054 m) and the rim (3,759 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 | 121% | 91% | 120% | 92% | 101% | 171% | 94% | 31% | 62% | 89% | 109% | 44% |
| 2021 | 65% | 96% | 41% | 34% | 116% | 11% | 99% | 201% | 51% | 100% | 60% | 113% |
| 2022 | 49% | 16% | 39% | 95% | 119% | 111% | 34% | 176% | 99% | 63% | 110% | 92% |
| 2023 | 63% | 93% | 136% | 68% | 73% | 161% | 77% | 247% | 125% | 125% | 53% | 65% |
| 2024 | 78% | 132% | 147% | 61% | 91% | 50% | 61% | 115% | 110% | 35% | 59% | 87% |
| 2025 | 50% | 165% | 99% | 63% | 82% | 37% | 69% | 117% | 78% | 138% | 39% | 179% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Cascade Canyon
United States
- 374 mDepth
- 17 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 42°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q5048104) · 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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