Spain Gorge
Congost de Collegats
1,118 m of rock, cut by the Barranc de Sant Pere.
Gustau Erill i Pinyot · CC BY-SA 3.0
The cut
1,118 metres, to scale.
A slice through Congost de Collegats 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. On one side the ground was still rising 12 km out: the true rim is further away and the canyon deeper.
1,118m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
21.5km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
36°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
524m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
9 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 30 °C on the floor, against 21 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are in May and in October. The rim freezes at night from November to April. The wettest months are in May.
- 10°0°Jan
- 10°0°Feb
- 14°4°Mar
- 17°8°Apr
- 21°12°May
- 27°17°Jun
- 30°21°Jul
- 30°20°Aug
- 25°16°Sep
- 20°11°Oct
- 13°4°Nov
- 10°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.
Congost de Collegats is a gorge in Spain, cut by the Barranc de Sant Pere river. The relief model measures 1,118 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 1,438 m to the higher one. Rim to rim it is 22 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Senteradanearest town · 9.5 km in a straight line
- Parking 320 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 31 km in a straight lineCar hire at REU airport (Reus)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 Barranc de Sant Pere runs highest from March to May.
The Barranc de Sant Pere carries about 15 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from March to May.
- 19 m³/sJan
- 19 m³/sFeb
- 22 m³/sMar
- 27 m³/sApr
- 29 m³/sMay
- 18 m³/sJun
- 7.6 m³/sJul
- 3.9 m³/sAug
- 6.0 m³/sSep
- 12 m³/sOct
- 14 m³/sNov
- 11 m³/sDec
From about 3.9 m³/s in the lowest month to 29 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 1,459 km².
Follow the Noguera Pallaresa 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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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.
- 8marked hiking routes within 4 kmRamat de Camins. Etapa1 : Font de la Figuereta => Baro, El Cinquè Llac. Etapa 1 : La Pobla de Segur => Peramea, El Cinquè Llac. Etapa 5 : Senterada => La Pobla de Segur and 5 more
- 1rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 kmBarranc de l'Infern
- 5caves within 3 km
- 5car parks within 3 km
- 1information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 5campsites within 8 kmArea ac de Pobla de Segur, Àrea de serveis per a autocaravanes, Camping Collegats and 2 more
- 6hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmArturo, Fonda Can Fasersia, Casa Perramon and 3 more
- viewpoints within 5 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- climbing crags within 3 km
- footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km
- swimming spots within 3 km
- named waterfalls within 4 km
- bus stops within 2 km
- restaurants and cafés within 4 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
- Senterada9.5 km in a straight line
- Abella de la Conca14 km in a straight line
- Sort16 km in a straight line
- Tremp18 km in a straight line
- Sopeira24 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Congost de Collegats.
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.
Peakyas176 mountains within 15 km
Lakeyas1 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 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 10 |
| Afternoon · rim | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| Night · rim | -8 | -8 | -5 | -2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | -4 | -7 |
| Rain (mm) | 60 | 48 | 57 | 71 | 77 | 52 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 64 | 70 | 49 |
| Rainy days | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Sun hours/day | 4.6 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 0 | -8 | 60 | 4.6 |
| Feb | 10 | 0 | -8 | 48 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 14 | 4 | -5 | 57 | 6.2 |
| Apr | 17 | 8 | -2 | 71 | 6.4 |
| May | 21 | 12 | 1 | 77 | 7.4 |
| Jun | 27 | 17 | 6 | 52 | 9.1 |
| Jul | 30 | 21 | 8 | 46 | 9.9 |
| Aug | 30 | 20 | 8 | 46 | 9.1 |
| Sep | 25 | 16 | 4 | 50 | 7.8 |
| Oct | 20 | 11 | 1 | 64 | 6.2 |
| Nov | 13 | 4 | -4 | 70 | 4.9 |
| Dec | 10 | 1 | -7 | 49 | 4.6 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (524 m) and the rim (1,963 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 | 139% | 33% | 141% | 155% | 123% | 201% | 128% | 132% | 152% | 171% | 114% | 183% |
| 2021 | 107% | 97% | 28% | 81% | 64% | 150% | 70% | 55% | 129% | 66% | 114% | 89% |
| 2022 | 30% | 36% | 120% | 81% | 48% | 66% | 69% | 111% | 129% | 62% | 81% | 77% |
| 2023 | 78% | 61% | 28% | 38% | 85% | 227% | 69% | 83% | 55% | 92% | 84% | 74% |
| 2024 | 47% | 101% | 161% | 120% | 100% | 143% | 90% | 70% | 181% | 200% | 31% | 52% |
| 2025 | 37% | 32% | 269% | 88% | 61% | 37% | 140% | 141% | 154% | 28% | 82% | 115% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Congost de Collegats
Spain
- 1,118 mDepth
- 22 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 36°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q11915256) · 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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