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The cut
86 metres, to scale.
A slice through Salzachdurchbruch 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: Tower of Pisa · 56 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.
86m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
1.2km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
14°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
349m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
Afternoons, up top and down below.
In July the afternoon reaches 25 °C. The best months to hike are from May to June and in September. The rim freezes at night from December to February. The wettest months are from June to August.
- 3°2°Jan
- 4°4°Feb
- 10°9°Mar
- 15°15°Apr
- 19°19°May
- 23°22°Jun
- 25°24°Jul
- 24°24°Aug
- 20°19°Sep
- 15°14°Oct
- 9°8°Nov
- 4°4°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.
Salzachdurchbruch is a water gap in Austria, cut by the Salzach river. The relief model measures 86 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 1.2 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Burghausennearest town · 1.2 km in a straight line
- Parking 800 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Salzachblicknearest viewpoint · 1.2 km from the floor
- Salzburg Airport (SZG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 43 km in a straight lineCar hire at SZG airport (Salzburg)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From May to 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 Salzach runs highest in March and from May to October.
The Salzach carries about 165 m³/s on average here. It runs highest in March and from May to October.
- 101 m³/sJan
- 139 m³/sFeb
- 200 m³/sMar
- 173 m³/sApr
- 239 m³/sMay
- 278 m³/sJun
- 304 m³/sJul
- 301 m³/sAug
- 252 m³/sSep
- 198 m³/sOct
- 100 m³/sNov
- 59 m³/sDec
From about 59 m³/s in the lowest month to 304 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 6,667 km².
The Mattig 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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1.2 km
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 5.0 × 5.0 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 23viewpoints within 5 kmAussichtsplatz, Schwammerl, Wöhrseefels and 20 more
- 7marked hiking routes within 4 kmHelmbrechtspfad, Wanderroute Via Nova, Inn- und Salzachuferweg 810A and 4 more
- 1climbing crags within 3 kmDAV Kletterhalle
- 14footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmBurg and 13 more
- 2rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- 148car parks within 3 km
- 30information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 70bus stops within 2 km
- 3campsites within 8 kmCampingplatz Burgblick, Wohnmobilstellplatz am Waldpark, Peterhof
- 17hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmDJH Jugendherberge Burghausen, Hotel Glöcklhofer, DorMero and 14 more
- 56restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- swimming spots within 3 km
- named waterfalls within 4 km
- caves 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
- Burghausen1.2 km in a straight line
- Mehring5.1 km in a straight line
- Haiming6.9 km in a straight line
- Burgkirchen an der Alz8.4 km in a straight line
- Stammham9.8 km in a straight line
- Marktl10 km in a straight line
- Kastl12 km in a straight line
- Tittmoning13 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Salzachdurchbruch.
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
Peakyas4 mountains within 15 km
Lakeyas1 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 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| Afternoon · rim | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Night · rim | -4 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | -2 |
| Rain (mm) | 92 | 72 | 84 | 72 | 136 | 158 | 146 | 152 | 112 | 90 | 69 | 79 |
| Rainy days | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Sun hours/day | 2.0 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 18 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | 2 | -4 | 92 | 2.0 |
| Feb | 4 | 4 | -4 | 72 | 3.8 |
| Mar | 10 | 9 | 0 | 84 | 5.0 |
| Apr | 15 | 15 | 4 | 72 | 6.6 |
| May | 19 | 19 | 9 | 136 | 6.6 |
| Jun | 23 | 22 | 13 | 158 | 7.5 |
| Jul | 25 | 24 | 15 | 146 | 7.6 |
| Aug | 24 | 24 | 14 | 152 | 6.9 |
| Sep | 20 | 19 | 10 | 112 | 5.3 |
| Oct | 15 | 14 | 5 | 90 | 3.7 |
| Nov | 9 | 8 | 1 | 69 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 4 | 4 | -2 | 79 | 1.3 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (349 m) and the rim (437 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 | 49% | 208% | 71% | 77% | 101% | 141% | 124% | 135% | 134% | 155% | 45% | 72% |
| 2021 | 106% | 64% | 82% | 72% | 128% | 75% | 134% | 150% | 50% | 41% | 124% | 141% |
| 2022 | 76% | 107% | 27% | 127% | 87% | 127% | 77% | 81% | 125% | 105% | 150% | 91% |
| 2023 | 60% | 132% | 96% | 251% | 84% | 36% | 105% | 164% | 30% | 67% | 304% | 230% |
| 2024 | 99% | 106% | 77% | 118% | 135% | 135% | 95% | 110% | 265% | 94% | 59% | 98% |
| 2025 | 50% | 31% | 112% | 54% | 79% | 74% | 156% | 59% | 89% | 94% | 112% | 29% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Salzachdurchbruch
Austria
- 86 mDepth
- 1.2 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 14°Steepest wall
Trockene Klamm, Elsbethen
Austria · 48 km
- 829 mDepth
- 12 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 47°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q106685992) · 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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