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The cut
901 metres, to scale.
A slice through Congost d'Erinyà 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.
901m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
17.4km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
27°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
1.0km
Length
Rim to floor
7 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 30 °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 March. The wettest months are in May.
- 9°2°Jan
- 10°2°Feb
- 13°6°Mar
- 17°10°Apr
- 21°14°May
- 26°19°Jun
- 30°23°Jul
- 30°22°Aug
- 25°18°Sep
- 20°13°Oct
- 13°6°Nov
- 10°3°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 d'Erinyà is a gorge in Spain, cut by the el Flamisell river. The relief model measures 901 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 1,104 m to the higher one. It runs for 1.0 km. Rim to rim it is 17 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Senteradanearest town · 3.8 km in a straight line
- Parking 520 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 4.4 km from the floor
- Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 39 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 el Flamisell runs highest from March to May.
The el Flamisell carries about 3.2 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from March to May.
- 3.4 m³/sJan
- 3.4 m³/sFeb
- 4.0 m³/sMar
- 4.7 m³/sApr
- 5.1 m³/sMay
- 3.2 m³/sJun
- 1.6 m³/sJul
- 1.0 m³/sAug
- 1.3 m³/sSep
- 2.3 m³/sOct
- 2.6 m³/sNov
- 2.2 m³/sDec
From about 0.98 m³/s in the lowest month to 5.1 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 321 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.
- 3viewpoints within 5 km
- 9marked hiking routes within 4 kmEl Cinquè Llac. Etapa 1 : La Pobla de Segur => Peramea, El Cinquè Llac. Etapa 4 : Les Esglésies => Senterada, El Cinquè Llac. Etapa 5 : Senterada => La Pobla de Segur and 6 more
- 1climbing crags within 3 km
- 4footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmCamí de la borda de Sonali and 3 more
- 4rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 kmBarranc d'Enserola, Barranc de Fontallaus, Barranc de la Vinyasa and 1 more
- 10caves within 3 km
- 6car parks within 3 km
- 1information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 2bus stops within 2 km
- 5campsites within 8 kmArea ac de Pobla de Segur, Àrea de serveis per a autocaravanes, Camping Collegats and 2 more
- 7hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmArturo, Fonda Can Fasersia, Solé and 4 more
- 3restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- swimming spots within 3 km
- named waterfalls 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
- Senterada3.8 km in a straight line
- Tremp14 km in a straight line
- Sopeira16 km in a straight line
- Areny de Noguera / Arén18 km in a straight line
- Abella de la Conca19 km in a straight line
- el Pont de Suert21 km in a straight line
- Sort21 km in a straight line
- Llimiana24 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Congost d'Erinyà.
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.
Peakyas167 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 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 10 |
| Afternoon · rim | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| Night · rim | -6 | -6 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | -2 | -5 |
| 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 | 9 | 2 | -6 | 60 | 4.6 |
| Feb | 10 | 2 | -6 | 48 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 13 | 6 | -3 | 57 | 6.2 |
| Apr | 17 | 10 | 0 | 71 | 6.4 |
| May | 21 | 14 | 3 | 77 | 7.4 |
| Jun | 26 | 19 | 8 | 52 | 9.1 |
| Jul | 30 | 23 | 10 | 46 | 9.9 |
| Aug | 30 | 22 | 10 | 46 | 9.1 |
| Sep | 25 | 18 | 6 | 50 | 7.8 |
| Oct | 20 | 13 | 3 | 64 | 6.2 |
| Nov | 13 | 6 | -2 | 70 | 4.9 |
| Dec | 10 | 3 | -5 | 49 | 4.6 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (559 m) and the rim (1,663 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 d'Erinyà
Spain
- 901 mDepth
- 17 kmRim to rim
- 1.0 kmLength
- 27°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q11915254) · 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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