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The cut
170 metres, to scale.
A slice through Hueyatlaco 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. On one side the ground was still rising 12 km out: the true rim is further away and the canyon deeper.
170m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
16.1km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
14°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
2,054m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
Afternoons, up top and down below.
In April the afternoon reaches 28 °C. The best months to hike are from November to January. The wettest months are from June to September.
- 22°20°Jan
- 24°23°Feb
- 26°25°Mar
- 28°27°Apr
- 28°27°May
- 25°24°Jun
- 24°23°Jul
- 24°22°Aug
- 22°21°Sep
- 23°21°Oct
- 22°21°Nov
- 22°20°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.
Archeological site in the Valsequillo Basin near the city of Puebla, Mexico
Hueyatlaco is a ravine in Mexico, cut by the Rio Alseca. The relief model measures 170 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 228 m to the higher one. Rim to rim it is 16 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Buenavista Tetelanearest town · 0.4 km in a straight line
- Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 34 km in a straight lineCar hire at PBC airport (Puebla)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From November to Januarybest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Rio Alseca runs highest from July to September.
The Rio Alseca carries about 24 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from July to September. It is lowest from December to May.
- 4.4 m³/sJan
- 4.1 m³/sFeb
- 4.9 m³/sMar
- 6.5 m³/sApr
- 15 m³/sMay
- 47 m³/sJun
- 57 m³/sJul
- 66 m³/sAug
- 73 m³/sSep
- 47 m³/sOct
- 21 m³/sNov
- 7.2 m³/sDec
From about 4.1 m³/s in the lowest month to 73 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 3,949 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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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.
- 14climbing crags within 3 kmConejos, Derrame, Juligan and 11 more
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 1campsites within 8 kmWatoosi
- 9hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmLomas del Sol, Hacienda el Cobre, Del Lago Airbnb and 6 more
- 3restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- marked hiking routes within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km
- rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- swimming spots within 3 km
- named waterfalls within 4 km
- caves within 3 km
- information boards and visitor centres within 4 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
- Buenavista Tetela0.4 km in a straight line
- Santa María Guadalupe Tecola2.8 km in a straight line
- San Pedro Zacachimalpa3.1 km in a straight line
- Los Ángeles Tetela3.4 km in a straight line
- Chautla5.5 km in a straight line
- 18 de Marzo5.6 km in a straight line
- Artículo Primero Constitucional6.2 km in a straight line
- San Andrés Azumiatla8.6 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Hueyatlaco.
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.
Peakyas100 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 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Afternoon · rim | 20 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Night · rim | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Rain (mm) | 12 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 67 | 160 | 142 | 159 | 169 | 79 | 22 | 9 |
| Rainy days | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| Sun hours/day | 8.7 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 8.7 |
| Feb | 24 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 9.4 |
| Mar | 26 | 25 | 8 | 19 | 9.7 |
| Apr | 28 | 27 | 10 | 29 | 9.4 |
| May | 28 | 27 | 12 | 67 | 8.5 |
| Jun | 25 | 24 | 12 | 160 | 7.3 |
| Jul | 24 | 23 | 10 | 142 | 7.1 |
| Aug | 24 | 22 | 10 | 159 | 7.3 |
| Sep | 22 | 21 | 10 | 169 | 6.1 |
| Oct | 23 | 21 | 9 | 79 | 7.5 |
| Nov | 22 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 8.5 |
| Dec | 22 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 9.0 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (2,054 m) and the rim (2,282 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 | 181% | 97% | 34% | 133% | 101% | 86% | 106% | 115% | 137% | 47% | 86% | 97% |
| 2021 | 323% | 151% | 136% | 96% | 193% | 135% | 87% | 115% | 136% | 114% | 134% | 71% |
| 2022 | 208% | 123% | 64% | 112% | 35% | 77% | 62% | 105% | 111% | 91% | 108% | 203% |
| 2023 | 47% | 58% | 152% | 219% | 87% | 9% | 87% | 126% | 55% | 137% | 235% | 417% |
| 2024 | 168% | 117% | 46% | 69% | 53% | 108% | 161% | 85% | 116% | 150% | 78% | 153% |
| 2025 | 192% | 293% | 76% | 55% | 225% | 175% | 73% | 89% | 112% | 178% | 122% | 477% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Hueyatlaco
Mexico
- 170 mDepth
- 16 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 14°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q2312036) · 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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