Canada Benoit Nadeau · CC BY 2.0
The cut
234 metres, to scale.
A slice through Gorge de Coaticook 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: Great Pyramid · 139 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.
234m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
12.5km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
13°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
206m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
Afternoons, up top and down below.
In July the afternoon reaches 25 °C. The best months to hike are in June and in September. The rim freezes at night from November to March. The wettest months are in June.
- -5°-6°Jan
- -3°-5°Feb
- 2°0°Mar
- 10°8°Apr
- 18°16°May
- 22°20°Jun
- 25°23°Jul
- 24°22°Aug
- 20°19°Sep
- 12°11°Oct
- 5°4°Nov
- -2°-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.
Canyon in Quebec, Canada
Gorge de Coaticook is a canyon in Canada, cut by the Coaticook River. The relief model measures 234 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 13 km wide where the cut was taken. It lies within Parc de la Gorge-de-Coaticook.
Getting there.
- Coaticooknearest town · 1.6 km in a straight line
- Parking 1,720 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Tour aux Oiseauxnearest viewpoint · 2.5 km from the floor
- Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 130 km in a straight lineCar hire at BTV airport (Burlington)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- In June and in Septemberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Coaticook River runs highest from April to July and in October.
The Coaticook River carries about 8.1 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from April to July and in October.
- 7.9 m³/sJan
- 3.4 m³/sFeb
- 9.5 m³/sMar
- 16 m³/sApr
- 21 m³/sMay
- 19 m³/sJun
- 13 m³/sJul
- 11 m³/sAug
- 7.5 m³/sSep
- 15 m³/sOct
- 6.2 m³/sNov
- 8.9 m³/sDec
From about 3.4 m³/s in the lowest month to 21 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 367 km².
The Coaticook 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.
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.
- 4viewpoints within 5 kmTour aux Oiseaux and 3 more
- 7footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmPont Suspendu, La Kamikaze, Sentier de la Montagne and 4 more
- 1caves within 3 km
- 64car parks within 3 km
- 40information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 22bus stops within 2 km
- 9campsites within 8 kmSecteur E, Secteur N, Secteur P and 6 more
- 8hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmMotel La Source, Motel La Place Coaticook, Refuges and 5 more
- 12restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- marked hiking routes 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
- 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
- Coaticook1.6 km in a straight line
- Ayer's Cliff18 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Gorge de Coaticook.
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.
Riveryas2 rivers in the canyon
Cascadyas1 waterfalls nearbyComing soon
Peakyas2 mountains 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 | -5 | -3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 5 | -2 |
| Afternoon · rim | -6 | -5 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 4 | -3 |
| Night · rim | -15 | -15 | -9 | -2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | -4 | -11 |
| Rain (mm) | 65 | 64 | 74 | 88 | 108 | 128 | 119 | 117 | 93 | 123 | 86 | 92 |
| Rainy days | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Sun hours/day | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 19 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 19 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -5 | -6 | -15 | 65 | 2.9 |
| Feb | -3 | -5 | -15 | 64 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 2 | 0 | -9 | 74 | 5.5 |
| Apr | 10 | 8 | -2 | 88 | 6.1 |
| May | 18 | 16 | 5 | 108 | 6.3 |
| Jun | 22 | 20 | 11 | 128 | 7.0 |
| Jul | 25 | 23 | 14 | 119 | 7.4 |
| Aug | 24 | 22 | 13 | 117 | 6.9 |
| Sep | 20 | 19 | 8 | 93 | 6.3 |
| Oct | 12 | 11 | 2 | 123 | 3.6 |
| Nov | 5 | 4 | -4 | 86 | 2.5 |
| Dec | -2 | -3 | -11 | 92 | 1.6 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (206 m) and the rim (450 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 | 136% | 103% | 103% | 105% | 78% | 65% | 105% | 77% | 57% | 110% | 78% | 64% |
| 2021 | 56% | 73% | 55% | 99% | 52% | 57% | 102% | 71% | 97% | 81% | 85% | 72% |
| 2022 | 47% | 137% | 100% | 127% | 84% | 79% | 80% | 99% | 148% | 60% | 111% | 116% |
| 2023 | 147% | 71% | 98% | 97% | 53% | 105% | 214% | 114% | 104% | 82% | 70% | 124% |
| 2024 | 111% | 34% | 167% | 85% | 104% | 116% | 157% | 120% | 56% | 45% | 68% | 108% |
| 2025 | 46% | 96% | 100% | 103% | 144% | 71% | 76% | 57% | 135% | 162% | 124% | 80% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Gorge de Coaticook
Canada
- 234 mDepth
- 13 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 13°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q22379738) · 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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