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The cut
384 metres, to scale.
A slice through Kamnitz Gorge 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: Big Ben · 96 m · Eiffel Tower · 330 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. This is a narrow canyon: the published depth, where there is one, is the better figure.
384m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
9.3km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
21°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
118m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
3 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 26 °C on the floor, against 23 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are in May and in September. The rim freezes at night from December to March. The wettest months are from July to August: in a narrow canyon a flash flood arrives without warning, even from rain upstream.
- 2°-1°Jan
- 4°1°Feb
- 8°6°Mar
- 15°12°Apr
- 20°17°May
- 24°21°Jun
- 26°23°Jul
- 26°23°Aug
- 21°18°Sep
- 14°12°Oct
- 8°5°Nov
- 3°1°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.
Valley in Hřensko, Czech Republic
Kamnitz Gorge is a slot canyon in Czechia, cut by the Kamenice river. The relief model measures 384 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 9.3 km wide where the cut was taken. It lies within České Švýcarsko National Park.
Getting there.
- Bad Schandaunearest town · 9.6 km in a straight line
- Parking 210 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Dolní Bílý ostrohnearest viewpoint · 0.6 km from the floor
- Dresden Airport (DRS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 46 km in a straight lineCar hire at DRS airport (Dresden)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- In May and in Septemberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Kamenice runs highest from January to May and from July to August.
The Kamenice carries about 1.5 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from January to May and from July to August.
- 2.7 m³/sJan
- 2.5 m³/sFeb
- 3.4 m³/sMar
- 2.4 m³/sApr
- 2.2 m³/sMay
- 1.8 m³/sJun
- 2.3 m³/sJul
- 2.4 m³/sAug
- 1.7 m³/sSep
- 1.5 m³/sOct
- 1.3 m³/sNov
- 0.8 m³/sDec
From about 0.77 m³/s in the lowest month to 3.4 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 226 km².
The Kamenice 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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5 km
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 20 × 20 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 107viewpoints within 5 kmKřížový kámen, Horní vyhlídka Edmundova kamene, Ptačí kámen and 104 more
- 54marked hiking routes within 4 kmRundweg Roter Punkt (Meißen - Schmilka), Fernwanderweg Zittau – Wernigerode (Sachsen Ost), Malerweg and 51 more
- 172climbing crags within 3 kmAdlerlochturm, Adventspitze, Stará Václavská stěna and 169 more
- 40footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmMezní můstek and 39 more
- 2named waterfalls within 4 kmRichtergrotte, Klopotský vodopád
- 25caves within 3 km
- 29car parks within 3 km
- 148information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 13bus stops within 2 km
- 14campsites within 8 kmU Ferdinanda, Autokemp Aljaška, Zschirnstein-Biwak and 11 more
- 207hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmBelveder, Penzion Rimi, Hotel Hubert and 204 more
- 46restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- swimming spots within 3 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
- Bad Schandau9.6 km in a straight line
- Děčín10 km in a straight line
- Rathmannsdorf11 km in a straight line
- Sebnitz12 km in a straight line
- Kurort Gohrisch12 km in a straight line
- Mikulášovice12 km in a straight line
- Dolní Poustevna13 km in a straight line
- Porschdorf13 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Kamnitz Gorge.
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.
Riveryas20 rivers in the canyon
Cascadyas8 waterfalls nearbyComing soon
Peakyas141 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 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| Afternoon · rim | -1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| Night · rim | -6 | -6 | -3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | -1 | -4 |
| Rain (mm) | 63 | 44 | 50 | 38 | 66 | 75 | 89 | 83 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Rainy days | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Sun hours/day | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | -1 | -6 | 63 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 4 | 1 | -6 | 44 | 2.4 |
| Mar | 8 | 6 | -3 | 50 | 3.8 |
| Apr | 15 | 12 | 2 | 38 | 6.2 |
| May | 20 | 17 | 7 | 66 | 6.6 |
| Jun | 24 | 21 | 11 | 75 | 6.9 |
| Jul | 26 | 23 | 13 | 89 | 6.8 |
| Aug | 26 | 23 | 12 | 83 | 6.3 |
| Sep | 21 | 18 | 8 | 59 | 5.1 |
| Oct | 14 | 12 | 3 | 56 | 3.2 |
| Nov | 8 | 5 | -1 | 56 | 1.3 |
| Dec | 3 | 1 | -4 | 56 | 0.8 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (118 m) and the rim (510 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 | 53% | 241% | 86% | 19% | 109% | 164% | 43% | 148% | 102% | 188% | 29% | 41% |
| 2021 | 122% | 107% | 85% | 119% | 162% | 124% | 126% | 135% | 46% | 43% | 101% | 101% |
| 2022 | 86% | 160% | 24% | 132% | 64% | 148% | 42% | 115% | 124% | 55% | 80% | 74% |
| 2023 | 86% | 138% | 156% | 171% | 37% | 90% | 60% | 162% | 46% | 157% | 187% | 183% |
| 2024 | 92% | 202% | 42% | 97% | 100% | 92% | 76% | 101% | 221% | 64% | 94% | 74% |
| 2025 | 91% | 38% | 60% | 73% | 95% | 73% | 120% | 58% | 129% | 118% | 76% | 47% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Kamnitz Gorge
Czechia
- 384 mDepth
- 9.3 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 21°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q365575) · 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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