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Quebrada de Lules seen from above (Sentinel-2)

Argentina Argentina Ravine

Quebrada de Lules

520 m of rock, cut by the Arroyo Lules.

See the cutWhen to go

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30

The cut

520 metres, to scale.

A slice through Quebrada de Lules where it is deepest and narrowest, measured on the Copernicus relief model every 30 m. Same scale as the landmark standing on the floor.

1,044 m1,021 m520 m2.9 km rim to rim500 m1,044 m1,021 m520 m2.9 km rim to rim500 mvertical scale × 1.3

Standing on the floor, to scale: Great Pyramid · 139 m · Empire State · 443 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.

520m

Depth

measured on the 30 m relief model

2.9km

Rim to rim

measured on the 30 m relief model

36°

Steepest wall

average over 300 m, from the relief

500m

Floor altitude

Rim to floor

3 °C warmer at the bottom.

In November the afternoon reaches 33 °C on the floor, against 29 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are from May to July. The wettest months are from November to March.

rim · 1,044 mfloor · 500 m
  1. 32°29°Jan
  2. 31°28°Feb
  3. 30°26°Mar
  4. 28°24°Apr
  5. 25°21°May
  6. 23°20°Jun
  7. 23°20°Jul
  8. 26°22°Aug
  9. 28°25°Sep
  10. 32°28°Oct
  11. 33°29°Nov
  12. 33°29°Dec
Hike: May–JulWettest: Nov–Mar

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.

Ravine in Tucumán Province, Argentina

Quebrada de Lules is a ravine in Argentina, cut by the Arroyo Lules. The relief model measures 520 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 2.9 km wide where the cut was taken.

Getting there.

Plan the visit

Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.

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The river

The Arroyo Lules runs highest from January to March.

The Arroyo Lules carries about 9.6 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from January to March. It is lowest from May to October.

  1. 25 m³/sJan
  2. 25 m³/sFeb
  3. 21 m³/sMar
  4. 14 m³/sApr
  5. 6.9 m³/sMay
  6. 3.8 m³/sJun
  7. 2.4 m³/sJul
  8. 2.0 m³/sAug
  9. 2.1 m³/sSep
  10. 4.2 m³/sOct
  11. 9.6 m³/sNov
  12. 17 m³/sDec

From about 2.0 m³/s in the lowest month to 25 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 788 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.

Quebrada de Lules seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 1.6 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 6.5 × 6.5 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Around the canyon.

  • 1hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmCasa Lules
  • viewpoints within 5 km
  • marked hiking routes within 4 km
  • via ferrata routes within 4 km
  • climbing crags within 3 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
  • car parks within 3 km
  • information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
  • bus stops within 2 km
  • campsites within 8 km
  • restaurants and cafés 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

  • Lules9.2 km in a straight line
  • Yerba Buena14 km in a straight line
  • Famaillá19 km in a straight line
  • Bella Vista20 km in a straight line
  • San Miguel de Tucumán22 km in a straight line
  • Tafí Viejo23 km in a straight line

In our other atlases

What else is around Quebrada de Lules.

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.

Peakyas2 mountains within 15 km
Cumbres de San Javier · 9.0 kmCerro San Javier1,876 m · 11 km

Figures 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon · floor323130282523232628323333
Afternoon · rim292826242120202225282929
Night · rim191816141076810141618
Rain (mm)187155122772420461448100151
Rainy days15131285311271013
Sun hours/day7.77.27.17.17.27.78.59.59.79.08.67.8
Snow on the ground (cm)000011111000
Afternoon · floorAfternoon · rimNight · rimRain (mm)Sun hours/day
Jan3229191877.7
Feb3128181557.2
Mar3026161227.1
Apr282414777.1
May252110247.2
Jun23207207.7
Jul2320648.5
Aug2622869.5
Sep282510149.7
Oct322814489.0
Nov3329161008.6
Dec3329181517.8

Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (500 m) and the rim (1,044 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020129%117%58%53%4%897%—0%0%35%102%126%
202184%100%656%35%71%247%—0%22%46%136%68%
202270%68%146%122%7%11%—45%193%23%99%55%
202383%81%115%159%72%9%—29%40%77%47%107%
202448%79%93%69%43%35%—82%62%202%101%35%
202598%30%66%71%65%774%—216%16%149%28%82%

130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month

Compare with the neighbours.

Quebrada de Lules

Argentina

  • 520 mDepth
  • 2.9 kmRim to rim
  • —Length
  • 36°Steepest wall

Quebrada del Toro

Argentina · 238 km

  • 1,286 mDepth
  • 7.1 kmRim to rim
  • —Length
  • 39°Steepest wall

See the guide

Where these figures come from

Name, type, published depth and lengthWikidata (Q6094290) · CC0
The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D modelCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
River flow and basinHydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0
ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020
Viewpoints, trails, bridges and the river line© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
Rivers, waterfalls, mountains, lakes, beaches and islands nearbyCoastya, Lakeyas, Peakyas, Cascadyas, Islandyas, Riveryas

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

The family

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