Austria Slot canyon
Vorderkaserklamm
1,719 m of rock, cut by the Schidergraben.
Zairon · CC BY-SA 4.0
The cut
1,719 metres, to scale.
A slice through Vorderkaserklamm 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.
1,719m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
14.5km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
46°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
646m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
12 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 24 °C on the floor, against 12 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are from June to August. The rim freezes at night from September to May. The wettest months are from June to August: in a narrow canyon a flash flood arrives without warning, even from rain upstream.
- 3°-9°Jan
- 4°-8°Feb
- 8°-4°Mar
- 14°2°Apr
- 18°7°May
- 22°10°Jun
- 24°12°Jul
- 24°12°Aug
- 19°7°Sep
- 15°3°Oct
- 9°-3°Nov
- 4°-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.
Ravine in Salzburg state, Austria
Vorderkaserklamm is a slot canyon in Austria, cut by the Schidergraben river. The relief model measures 1,719 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 15 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Sankt Martin bei Lofernearest town · 4.9 km in a straight line
- Parking 720 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 2.8 km from the floor
- Salzburg Airport (SZG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 38 km in a straight lineCar hire at SZG airport (Salzburg)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From June to Augustbest 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.
- 10viewpoints within 5 kmHüttensicht, Vorderkaserklamm, Schöne Aussicht and 7 more
- 13marked hiking routes within 4 kmNordalpenweg 01, Arnoweg (Kalkberge West), E4 (alpin) Fernwanderweg (Bereich Kufstein/Kaisergebirge) and 10 more
- 2via ferrata routes within 4 kmKlettersteig Zahme Gams (B/C), Klettersteig Zahme Gams (var C)
- 6footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmKlammweg, Vorderkaserklamm and 4 more
- 2caves within 3 km
- 8car parks within 3 km
- 5information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 2bus stops within 2 km
- 3campsites within 8 kmFalkensteiner Camping Grubhof, Camping Maurerhäusl, OEAV Campingplatz "Ferienwiese"
- 78hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmAlpengasthof Hirschbichl, Jagdhütte Hochgscheid, Pension Alpenblick and 75 more
- 3restaurants 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
- Sankt Martin bei Lofer4.9 km in a straight line
- Lofer7.0 km in a straight line
- Hochfilzen8.9 km in a straight line
- Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee9.7 km in a straight line
- Leogang10 km in a straight line
- Waidring12 km in a straight line
- Fieberbrunn13 km in a straight line
- Unken14 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Vorderkaserklamm.
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.
Riveryas3 rivers in the canyon
Peakyas114 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 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| Afternoon · rim | -9 | -8 | -4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | -3 | -8 |
| Night · rim | -17 | -16 | -13 | -8 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | -6 | -11 | -15 |
| Rain (mm) | 94 | 75 | 93 | 90 | 154 | 178 | 185 | 188 | 132 | 104 | 78 | 83 |
| Rainy days | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Sun hours/day | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 30 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | -9 | -17 | 94 | 3.0 |
| Feb | 4 | -8 | -16 | 75 | 4.5 |
| Mar | 8 | -4 | -13 | 93 | 5.2 |
| Apr | 14 | 2 | -8 | 90 | 5.7 |
| May | 18 | 7 | -4 | 154 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 22 | 10 | 0 | 178 | 6.4 |
| Jul | 24 | 12 | 2 | 185 | 7.0 |
| Aug | 24 | 12 | 2 | 188 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 19 | 7 | -2 | 132 | 5.1 |
| Oct | 15 | 3 | -6 | 104 | 4.5 |
| Nov | 9 | -3 | -11 | 78 | 2.8 |
| Dec | 4 | -8 | -15 | 83 | 2.4 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (646 m) and the rim (2,485 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 | 54% | 185% | 82% | 70% | 90% | 138% | 129% | 146% | 138% | 166% | 35% | 111% |
| 2021 | 118% | 53% | 89% | 68% | 162% | 71% | 136% | 142% | 66% | 49% | 141% | 109% |
| 2022 | 75% | 126% | 17% | 102% | 97% | 112% | 87% | 83% | 126% | 97% | 123% | 71% |
| 2023 | 65% | 95% | 119% | 243% | 118% | 48% | 120% | 137% | 42% | 93% | 268% | 220% |
| 2024 | 94% | 111% | 99% | 114% | 124% | 140% | 106% | 128% | 220% | 114% | 37% | 98% |
| 2025 | 56% | 38% | 109% | 53% | 103% | 86% | 160% | 79% | 100% | 93% | 132% | 31% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Vorderkaserklamm
Austria
- 1,719 mDepth
- 15 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 46°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q2533773) · 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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