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The cut
1,424 metres, to scale.
A slice through Gola di Fanes 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.
1,424m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
10.9km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
45°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
1,283m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
10 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 22 °C on the floor, against 12 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are from June to August. The rim freezes at night from September to May. The wettest months are from June to August.
- 0°-10°Jan
- 1°-8°Feb
- 6°-4°Mar
- 11°1°Apr
- 15°6°May
- 20°10°Jun
- 22°12°Jul
- 21°11°Aug
- 16°7°Sep
- 12°2°Oct
- 6°-4°Nov
- 1°-8°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.
Gola di Fanes is a canyon in Italy, cut by the Rio di Fanes. The relief model measures 1,424 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 11 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Cortina d'Ampezzonearest town · 7.2 km in a straight line
- Parking 380 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 0.7 km from the floor
- Bolzano Airport (BZO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 59 km in a straight lineCar hire at BZO airport (Bolzano)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From June to Augustbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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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.
- 18viewpoints within 5 kmCascate Sbarco de Fanes, Punto panoramico Cascate di Fanes, Belvedere sul Canyon and 15 more
- 39marked hiking routes within 4 kmAlta via n. 1 delle Dolomiti - Dolomiten-Höhenweg Nr. 1, Ferrata Lamon, Friedensweg - Via della Pace and 36 more
- 15via ferrata routes within 4 kmVia Ferrata Strobel, Forcia-Rossa-Klettersteig, Ferrata Lamon and 12 more
- 1climbing crags within 3 kmSpaliti di Col Becchei
- 9footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmPonte dei Cadorìs, VB and 7 more
- 5named waterfalls within 4 kmCascate del Boite, Cascate Sbarco de Fanes, Cascate Rio di Fanes and 2 more
- 3caves within 3 km
- 13car parks within 3 km
- 7information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 5campsites within 8 kmCamping Dolomiti, Camping Cortina, Camping Rocchetta and 2 more
- 83hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmColumbia, Hotel De Len, Hotel Europa and 80 more
- 5restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- swimming spots 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).
Towns nearby
- Cortina d'Ampezzo7.2 km in a straight line
- Badia14 km in a straight line
- La Valle - Wengen14 km in a straight line
- San Genesio14 km in a straight line
- Livinallongo del Col di Lana15 km in a straight line
- Selva di Cadore15 km in a straight line
- Braies15 km in a straight line
- Corvara in Badia16 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Gola di Fanes.
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
Cascadyas1 waterfalls nearbyComing soon
Peakyas107 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 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Afternoon · rim | -10 | -8 | -4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -4 | -8 |
| Night · rim | -19 | -18 | -13 | -9 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | -7 | -11 | -17 |
| Rain (mm) | 41 | 44 | 56 | 76 | 110 | 118 | 124 | 140 | 100 | 101 | 97 | 56 |
| Rainy days | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Sun hours/day | 4.4 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 23 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | -10 | -19 | 41 | 4.4 |
| Feb | 1 | -8 | -18 | 44 | 5.6 |
| Mar | 6 | -4 | -13 | 56 | 6.6 |
| Apr | 11 | 1 | -9 | 76 | 6.1 |
| May | 15 | 6 | -5 | 110 | 6.1 |
| Jun | 20 | 10 | 0 | 118 | 7.5 |
| Jul | 22 | 12 | 2 | 124 | 8.1 |
| Aug | 21 | 11 | 1 | 140 | 7.3 |
| Sep | 16 | 7 | -3 | 100 | 6.3 |
| Oct | 12 | 2 | -7 | 101 | 5.1 |
| Nov | 6 | -4 | -11 | 97 | 3.6 |
| Dec | 1 | -8 | -17 | 56 | 3.7 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (1,283 m) and the rim (2,744 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 | 25% | 41% | 87% | 48% | 68% | 119% | 88% | 175% | 100% | 191% | 11% | 328% |
| 2021 | 199% | 71% | 39% | 82% | 135% | 64% | 130% | 90% | 78% | 65% | 123% | 55% |
| 2022 | 63% | 60% | 14% | 105% | 75% | 84% | 85% | 92% | 144% | 47% | 71% | 83% |
| 2023 | 87% | 18% | 77% | 102% | 165% | 98% | 158% | 104% | 48% | 138% | 91% | 112% |
| 2024 | 99% | 168% | 162% | 78% | 165% | 127% | 87% | 43% | 159% | 153% | 9% | 49% |
| 2025 | 129% | 66% | 127% | 98% | 158% | 88% | 138% | 112% | 161% | 81% | 199% | 89% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Gola di Fanes
Italy
- 1,424 mDepth
- 11 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 45°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q3772862) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| 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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