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The cut
968 metres, to scale.
A slice through Kupitzklamm 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. This is a narrow canyon: the published depth, where there is one, is the better figure.
968m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
15.3km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
35°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
556m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
9 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 26 °C on the floor, against 17 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are in May and in September. The rim freezes at night from October to April. The wettest months are from August to September: in a narrow canyon a flash flood arrives without warning, even from rain upstream.
- 3°-7°Jan
- 4°-5°Feb
- 9°0°Mar
- 15°5°Apr
- 20°10°May
- 24°14°Jun
- 26°17°Jul
- 26°16°Aug
- 20°11°Sep
- 15°6°Oct
- 9°0°Nov
- 4°-6°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 the Karawanks in Carinthia
Kupitzklamm is a slot canyon in Austria, cut by the Tomaschitzbach river. The relief model measures 968 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 1,438 m to the higher one. Rim to rim it is 15 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Solčavanearest town · 7.8 km in a straight line
- Parking 110 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 6.9 km from the floor
- Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 29 km in a straight lineCar hire at KLU airport (Klagenfurt am Wörthersee)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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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.
- 3viewpoints within 5 kmRazgledna točka Pastirkovo
- 28marked hiking routes within 4 kmKarawankenwanderweg, Kärntner Grenzweg, Wanderweg 652 and 25 more
- 4via ferrata routes within 4 kmTürkenkopf Klettersteig, Speedy-Klettersteig, Koschlak-Klettersteig and 1 more
- 15footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km
- 1caves within 3 km
- 17car parks within 3 km
- 15information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 5bus stops within 2 km
- 3campsites within 8 kmCamper Stop Logarska Valley Na Logu, Turistična kmetija Pečovnik-Ošep, Camping Šenkova domačija
- 38hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmPodobnik, JUVANIJA, Vian and 35 more
- 8restaurants and cafés 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
- Solčava7.8 km in a straight line
- Sittersdorf8.9 km in a straight line
- Zgornje Jezersko11 km in a straight line
- Gallizien12 km in a straight line
- Globasnitz12 km in a straight line
- Eberndorf14 km in a straight line
- Luče16 km in a straight line
- Kühnsdorf18 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Kupitzklamm.
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
Peakyas81 mountains within 15 km
Lakeyas3 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 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| Afternoon · rim | -7 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 0 | -6 |
| Night · rim | -14 | -13 | -10 | -6 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | -4 | -8 | -12 |
| Rain (mm) | 45 | 56 | 61 | 71 | 100 | 110 | 114 | 125 | 124 | 94 | 91 | 67 |
| Rainy days | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| Sun hours/day | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 17 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | -7 | -14 | 45 | 2.9 |
| Feb | 4 | -5 | -13 | 56 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 9 | 0 | -10 | 61 | 5.3 |
| Apr | 15 | 5 | -6 | 71 | 6.1 |
| May | 20 | 10 | -1 | 100 | 6.9 |
| Jun | 24 | 14 | 4 | 110 | 7.9 |
| Jul | 26 | 17 | 5 | 114 | 8.4 |
| Aug | 26 | 16 | 5 | 125 | 7.5 |
| Sep | 20 | 11 | 0 | 124 | 5.6 |
| Oct | 15 | 6 | -4 | 94 | 4.4 |
| Nov | 9 | 0 | -8 | 91 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 4 | -6 | -12 | 67 | 2.3 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (556 m) and the rim (1,994 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 | 33% | 67% | 143% | 43% | 93% | 157% | 153% | 154% | 111% | 214% | 37% | 317% |
| 2021 | 274% | 134% | 50% | 96% | 250% | 45% | 119% | 109% | 56% | 75% | 162% | 126% |
| 2022 | 94% | 74% | 46% | 121% | 92% | 82% | 92% | 81% | 208% | 72% | 108% | 194% |
| 2023 | 274% | 40% | 137% | 136% | 172% | 137% | 250% | 207% | 53% | 240% | 154% | 213% |
| 2024 | 208% | 165% | 223% | 136% | 201% | 136% | 142% | 62% | 207% | 219% | 49% | 49% |
| 2025 | 211% | 84% | 229% | 112% | 122% | 54% | 160% | 69% | 120% | 111% | 116% | 33% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Kupitzklamm
Austria
- 968 mDepth
- 15 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 35°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q21876835) · 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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