United States Canyon
Soledad Canyon
417 m of rock, cut by the Santa Clara River.
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The cut
417 metres, to scale.
A slice through Soledad 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: 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. On one side the ground was still rising 12 km out: the true rim is further away and the canyon deeper.
417m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
21.3km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
30°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
328m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
5 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 38 °C on the floor, against 33 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are in March and in November. The floor passes 35 °C from July to August: walk at dawn and carry water. The wettest months are from December to March.
- 18°13°Jan
- 18°14°Feb
- 21°17°Mar
- 24°20°Apr
- 29°24°May
- 34°30°Jun
- 38°33°Jul
- 38°33°Aug
- 35°30°Sep
- 28°24°Oct
- 22°17°Nov
- 17°12°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/valley in Southern California
Soledad Canyon is a canyon in United States, cut by the Santa Clara River. The relief model measures 417 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 713 m to the higher one. Rim to rim it is 21 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Santa Claritanearest town · 3.6 km in a straight line
- Parking 1,150 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 1.5 km from the floor
- Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 30 km in a straight lineCar hire at BUR airport (Burbank)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- In March and in Novemberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Santa Clara River runs highest from January to February.
The Santa Clara River carries about 3.8 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from January to February. It is lowest from May to November.
- 11 m³/sJan
- 12 m³/sFeb
- 8.8 m³/sMar
- 4.2 m³/sApr
- 1.5 m³/sMay
- 0.6 m³/sJun
- 0.4 m³/sJul
- 0.4 m³/sAug
- 0.4 m³/sSep
- 0.9 m³/sOct
- 1.8 m³/sNov
- 6.6 m³/sDec
From about 0.38 m³/s in the lowest month to 12 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 626 km².
The Santa Clara River 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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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 kmLookout Point
- 1climbing crags within 3 kmTop Out Climbing Gym
- 43footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmLake Paseo and 42 more
- 168car parks within 3 km
- 3information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 20bus stops within 2 km
- 9campsites within 8 kmGroup Campground 2, Group Campground 6, Group Campground 1 and 6 more
- 34hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmSanta Clarita Motel, Hotel Lexen, Courtyard Marriot and 31 more
- 111restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- marked hiking routes within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots 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
- Santa Clarita3.6 km in a straight line
- Stevenson Ranch4.8 km in a straight line
- Canyon Country6.3 km in a straight line
- Valencia6.6 km in a straight line
- Castaic10 km in a straight line
- Val Verde11 km in a straight line
- Sylmar15 km in a straight line
- San Fernando18 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Soledad 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.
Riveryas4 rivers in the canyon
Peakyas6 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 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 28 | 22 | 17 |
| Afternoon · rim | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 17 | 12 |
| Night · rim | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Rain (mm) | 75 | 74 | 50 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 61 |
| Rainy days | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Sun hours/day | 7.1 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 6.8 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | 13 | 1 | 75 | 7.1 |
| Feb | 18 | 14 | 1 | 74 | 7.7 |
| Mar | 21 | 17 | 3 | 50 | 9.2 |
| Apr | 24 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 10.6 |
| May | 29 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 11.7 |
| Jun | 34 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 13.0 |
| Jul | 38 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 12.8 |
| Aug | 38 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Sep | 35 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 11.1 |
| Oct | 28 | 24 | 9 | 18 | 9.4 |
| Nov | 22 | 17 | 4 | 25 | 8.1 |
| Dec | 17 | 12 | 0 | 61 | 6.8 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (328 m) and the rim (1,040 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13% | 5% | 248% | 403% | 33% | — | — | — | — | 0% | 23% | 49% |
| 2021 | 60% | 1% | 47% | 10% | 3% | — | — | — | — | 144% | 0% | 369% |
| 2022 | 6% | 3% | 74% | 28% | 0% | — | — | — | — | 12% | 178% | 195% |
| 2023 | 314% | 201% | 341% | 4% | 164% | — | — | — | — | 5% | 55% | 147% |
| 2024 | 58% | 366% | 209% | 114% | 19% | — | — | — | — | 2% | 34% | 3% |
| 2025 | 28% | 112% | 107% | 39% | 39% | — | — | — | — | 257% | 665% | 317% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Soledad Canyon
United States
- 417 mDepth
- 21 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 30°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q7557525) · 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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