United States Rim to floor
Afternoons, up top and down below.
In August the afternoon reaches 29 °C. The best months to hike are from March to May and in November. The wettest months are from December to February.
- 17°17°Jan
- 17°17°Feb
- 19°19°Mar
- 20°20°Apr
- 22°22°May
- 25°25°Jun
- 29°29°Jul
- 29°29°Aug
- 28°28°Sep
- 24°24°Oct
- 20°20°Nov
- 17°17°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 mostly within Baja California
Goat Canyon is a canyon in United States, cut by the Arroyo Los Alureles.
Getting there.
- Imperial Beachnearest town · 4.8 km in a straight line
- Parking 250 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 1.6 km from the floor
- General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (TIJ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 13 km in a straight lineCar hire at TIJ airport (Tijuana)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From March to May and in Novemberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Arroyo Los Alureles runs highest from January to February.
The Arroyo Los Alureles carries about 8.4 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from January to February. It is lowest from May to November.
- 26 m³/sJan
- 33 m³/sFeb
- 21 m³/sMar
- 10 m³/sApr
- 3.4 m³/sMay
- 2.4 m³/sJun
- 1.2 m³/sJul
- 0.8 m³/sAug
- 0.7 m³/sSep
- 2.3 m³/sOct
- 7.0 m³/sNov
- 24 m³/sDec
From about 0.71 m³/s in the lowest month to 33 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 4,432 km².
The Tijuana River 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.
Towns nearby
- Imperial Beach4.8 km in a straight line
- La Esperanza [Granjas Familiares]8.7 km in a straight line
- Tijuana11 km in a straight line
- Colinas del Sol11 km in a straight line
- Chula Vista11 km in a straight line
- Quinta del Cedro12 km in a straight line
- Pórticos de San Antonio13 km in a straight line
- La Joya15 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Goat 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.
Riveryas1 rivers in the canyon
Peakyas2 mountains within 15 km
Coastya4 beaches 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 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 17 |
| Afternoon · rim | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 17 |
| Night · rim | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 41 | 55 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 51 |
| Rainy days | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Sun hours/day | 7.7 | 8.1 | 9.8 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 7.3 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | 17 | 8 | 41 | 7.7 |
| Feb | 17 | 17 | 8 | 55 | 8.1 |
| Mar | 19 | 19 | 9 | 29 | 9.8 |
| Apr | 20 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 11.2 |
| May | 22 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 12.1 |
| Jun | 25 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 13.4 |
| Jul | 29 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 12.1 |
| Aug | 29 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 11.8 |
| Sep | 28 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 10.9 |
| Oct | 24 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 9.7 |
| Nov | 20 | 20 | 11 | 25 | 8.3 |
| Dec | 17 | 17 | 8 | 51 | 7.3 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (— m) and the rim (— m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.
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 | 20% | 40% | 349% | 407% | 22% | 1,896% | — | — | 0% | 8% | 63% | 33% |
| 2021 | 114% | 8% | 157% | 24% | 16% | 7% | — | — | 58% | 117% | 1% | 189% |
| 2022 | 17% | 42% | 148% | 31% | 4% | 2% | — | — | 421% | 62% | 160% | 79% |
| 2023 | 358% | 88% | 412% | 17% | 84% | 22% | — | — | 74% | 8% | 84% | 33% |
| 2024 | 187% | 186% | 248% | 72% | 34% | 4% | — | — | 16% | 2% | 22% | 2% |
| 2025 | 35% | 56% | 264% | 53% | 88% | 15% | — | — | 1,626% | 89% | 235% | 68% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Tahquitz Canyon
United States · 132 km
- 1,070 mDepth
- 17 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 34°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q49804971) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| 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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