United States Canyon
Snake River Canyon
963 m of rock, cut by the Snake River.
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The cut
963 metres, to scale.
A slice through Snake River Canyon 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.
963m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
14.9km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
28°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
1,692m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
6 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 29 °C on the floor, against 22 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are in June and in September. The rim freezes at night from October to May. The wettest months are in December.
- -2°-8°Jan
- 0°-7°Feb
- 4°-2°Mar
- 11°4°Apr
- 17°11°May
- 23°17°Jun
- 29°22°Jul
- 28°21°Aug
- 22°16°Sep
- 13°6°Oct
- 5°-2°Nov
- -2°-8°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 Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States
Snake River Canyon is a canyon in United States, cut by the Snake River. The relief model measures 963 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 15 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Hobacknearest town · 21 km in a straight line
- Parking 720 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Jackson Hole Airport (JAC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 53 km in a straight lineCar hire at JAC airport (Jackson)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- In 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 Snake River runs highest from April to May.
The Snake River carries about 79 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from April to May, fed by melting snow. It is lowest in January and from August to November.
- 61 m³/sJan
- 74 m³/sFeb
- 156 m³/sMar
- 241 m³/sApr
- 246 m³/sMay
- 167 m³/sJun
- 80 m³/sJul
- 36 m³/sAug
- 33 m³/sSep
- 41 m³/sOct
- 60 m³/sNov
- 79 m³/sDec
From about 33 m³/s in the lowest month to 246 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 8,952 km².
Follow the Snake River from source to mouth on Riveryas
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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6 km
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.
- 2footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km
- 3rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- 63car parks within 3 km
- 4information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 11campsites within 8 kmWapiti Village RV Park, Hoffman Campgroud, Wolf Creek Campground and 8 more
- 35hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmBull Moose Lodge, Three Rivers Motel, Rockin’ M Ranch and 32 more
- 9restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- marked hiking routes within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- climbing crags within 3 km
- swimming spots within 3 km
- named waterfalls within 4 km
- caves within 3 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
- Hoback21 km in a straight line
- Star Valley Ranch23 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Snake River Canyon.
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.
Riveryas2 rivers in the canyon
Peakyas9 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 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 5 | -2 |
| Afternoon · rim | -8 | -7 | -2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 6 | -2 | -8 |
| Night · rim | -19 | -18 | -13 | -8 | -4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | -6 | -12 | -18 |
| Rain (mm) | 72 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 47 | 24 | 32 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 77 |
| Rainy days | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Sun hours/day | 4.3 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 11.2 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3.1 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 48 | 56 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 27 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2 | -8 | -19 | 72 | 4.3 |
| Feb | 0 | -7 | -18 | 68 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 4 | -2 | -13 | 65 | 6.7 |
| Apr | 11 | 4 | -8 | 65 | 7.9 |
| May | 17 | 11 | -4 | 65 | 9.4 |
| Jun | 23 | 17 | 1 | 47 | 11.6 |
| Jul | 29 | 22 | 7 | 24 | 12.7 |
| Aug | 28 | 21 | 5 | 32 | 11.2 |
| Sep | 22 | 16 | 0 | 47 | 9.2 |
| Oct | 13 | 6 | -6 | 53 | 6.7 |
| Nov | 5 | -2 | -12 | 62 | 4.5 |
| Dec | -2 | -8 | -18 | 77 | 3.1 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (1,692 m) and the rim (2,700 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 | 109% | 71% | 115% | 83% | 83% | 203% | 72% | 14% | 39% | 32% | 85% | 33% |
| 2021 | 43% | 85% | 36% | 52% | 69% | 11% | 133% | 178% | 49% | 187% | 48% | 90% |
| 2022 | 47% | 8% | 35% | 94% | 81% | 63% | 18% | 140% | 82% | 54% | 127% | 88% |
| 2023 | 89% | 76% | 130% | 64% | 83% | 158% | 76% | 200% | 143% | 104% | 51% | 70% |
| 2024 | 93% | 116% | 139% | 50% | 72% | 42% | 57% | 118% | 68% | 39% | 48% | 94% |
| 2025 | 42% | 117% | 98% | 41% | 76% | 15% | 70% | 108% | 64% | 137% | 30% | 133% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Snake River Canyon
United States
- 963 mDepth
- 15 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 28°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q7547072) · 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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