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Canyons to hike in December

49 canyons at their best in December: a pleasant floor, few rainy days, no frost on the rim.

807 mSumidero CanyonMexicoMexico1.3 km wide · Good month301 mEin AvdatIsraelIsrael15 km wide · Good month586 mThe CaliforniasMexicoMexico16 km wide · Good month135 mLaurel CanyonUnited StatesUnited States23 km wide · Good month46 mWadi ShabOmanOman6.9 km wide · Good month170 mHueyatlacoMexicoMexico16 km wide · Good month130 mMarble RocksIndiaIndia22 km wide · Good month402 mCataract GorgeAustraliaAustralia17 km wide · Good month225 mManawatu GorgeNew ZealandNew Zealand6.0 km · 17 km wide · Good month66 mLoch Ard GorgeAustraliaAustralia12 km wide · Good month312 mKarangahake GorgeNew ZealandNew Zealand8.8 km wide · Good month469 mColoured CanyonEgyptEgypt14 km wide · Good month61 mArroyo SecoUnited StatesUnited States6.1 km wide · Good month914 mAbra de PorcullaPeruPeru11 km wide · Good month238 mArak gorgesAlgeriaAlgeria1.9 km wide · Good month1,359 mSnake GorgeOmanOman15 km wide · Good month171 mLaguna CanyonUnited StatesUnited States8.0 km wide · Good month103 mBommer CanyonUnited StatesUnited States17 km wide · Good month243 mMasca GorgeSpainSpain4.3 km wide · Good month334 mBoquillas CanyonUnited StatesUnited States2.5 km wide · Good month291 mRed CanyonIsraelIsrael0.2 km · 4.3 km wide · Good month771 mHayqar CanyonIranIran12 km wide · Good month48 mGangani, West BengalIndiaIndia15 km wide · Good month52 mChavez RavineUnited StatesUnited States6.7 km wide · Good month82 mCañón del UsumacintaMexicoMexico18 km wide · Good month109 mSabino CanyonUnited StatesUnited States13 km wide · Good month448 mSanta Elena CanyonMexicoMexico5.8 km wide · Good month153 mAghili CanyonIranIran6.6 km wide · Good month492 mCañon de los PerdidosPeruPeru22 km wide · Good month208 mKul Khersan CanyonIranIran4.2 km wide · Good month910 mCromwell GorgeNew ZealandNew Zealand8.6 km wide · Good month1,171 mHuancabamba DepressionPeruPeru15 km wide · Good month582 mKawarau GorgeNew ZealandNew Zealand3.5 km wide · Good month573 mMetztitlan CanyonMexicoMexico14 km wide · Good month476 mBarranco del AguaSpainSpain13 km wide · Good month1,966 mTaroko GorgeTaiwanTaiwan12 km wide · Good month206 mWindy CanyonNew ZealandNew Zealand19 km wide · Good month250 mPoolburn GorgeNew ZealandNew Zealand15 km wide · Good month442 mTe Whati Nui A Toi CanyonNew ZealandNew Zealand19 km wide · Good month1,534 mRenjhihguanTaiwanTaiwan17 km wide · Good month141 mSkeleton GorgeSouth AfricaSouth Africa4.5 km wide · Good month8 mChah Kuh CanyonIranIran15 km wide · Good month156 mRakaia GorgeNew ZealandNew Zealand5.6 km wide · Good month1,150 mCañón La HuastecaMexicoMexico14 km wide · Good month549 mTang-e RaghazIranIran18 km wide · Good month842 mTolantongo CanyonMexicoMexico8.8 km wide · Good month291 mBarranco de las PeñitasSpainSpain8.3 km wide · Good month10 mHang Dong CanyonThailandThailand6.2 km wide · Good month624 mRangitata GorgeNew ZealandNew Zealand19 km wide · Good month

Estimate from 1991–2020 averages brought to the altitude of the floor. Check local conditions and flash-flood warnings before you go.

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