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The cut
61 metres, to scale.
A slice through Arroyo Seco 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.
61m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
6.1km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
9°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
76m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
Afternoons, up top and down below.
In August the afternoon reaches 32 °C. The best months to hike are from December to April. The wettest months are from December to March.
- 19°19°Jan
- 19°19°Feb
- 21°21°Mar
- 23°22°Apr
- 26°25°May
- 29°28°Jun
- 32°31°Jul
- 32°31°Aug
- 31°31°Sep
- 27°27°Oct
- 23°22°Nov
- 19°18°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.
Seasonal watercourse in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Arroyo Seco is a canyon in United States, cut by the Arroyo Seco. The relief model measures 61 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 110 m to the higher one. Rim to rim it is 6.1 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Echo Parknearest town · 3.2 km in a straight line
- Parking 830 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- City Hall Observation Decknearest viewpoint · 1.3 km from the floor
- Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 18 km in a straight lineCar hire at BUR airport (Burbank)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From December to Aprilbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Arroyo Seco runs highest from January to February.
The Arroyo Seco carries about 11 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from January to February. It is lowest from May to November.
- 28 m³/sJan
- 32 m³/sFeb
- 21 m³/sMar
- 9.5 m³/sApr
- 3.2 m³/sMay
- 1.3 m³/sJun
- 1.0 m³/sJul
- 0.9 m³/sAug
- 0.9 m³/sSep
- 2.1 m³/sOct
- 4.6 m³/sNov
- 19 m³/sDec
From about 0.91 m³/s in the lowest month to 32 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 1,454 km².
Follow the Los Angeles 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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3 km
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 14 × 14 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 11viewpoints within 5 kmPoint Grandview, City Hall Observation Deck and 9 more
- 1climbing crags within 3 kmThe Stronghold Climbing Gym
- 180footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmYale Street Pedestrian Overcrossing and 179 more
- 353car parks within 3 km
- 33information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 194bus stops within 2 km
- 264hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmHilton, The View, Floral Inn and 261 more
- 485restaurants 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
- campsites within 8 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
- Echo Park3.2 km in a straight line
- Los Angeles3.4 km in a straight line
- Silver Lake4.2 km in a straight line
- Atwater Village5.0 km in a straight line
- Boyle Heights5.4 km in a straight line
- Koreatown7.3 km in a straight line
- Glendale7.6 km in a straight line
- East Los Angeles7.9 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Arroyo Seco.
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.
Peakyas10 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 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 19 |
| Afternoon · rim | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 18 |
| Night · rim | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 73 | 75 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 65 |
| Rainy days | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Sun hours/day | 7.1 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 6.9 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | 19 | 8 | 73 | 7.1 |
| Feb | 19 | 19 | 8 | 75 | 7.8 |
| Mar | 21 | 21 | 10 | 42 | 9.2 |
| Apr | 23 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 10.6 |
| May | 26 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 11.7 |
| Jun | 29 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 12.9 |
| Jul | 32 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 12.8 |
| Aug | 32 | 31 | 19 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Sep | 31 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 11.1 |
| Oct | 27 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 9.4 |
| Nov | 23 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 8.1 |
| Dec | 19 | 18 | 8 | 65 | 6.9 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (76 m) and the rim (186 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 | 11% | 8% | 320% | 478% | 39% | — | — | — | — | 2% | 27% | 54% |
| 2021 | 71% | 1% | 77% | 6% | 14% | — | — | — | — | 126% | 0% | 360% |
| 2022 | 4% | 6% | 79% | 30% | 3% | — | — | — | — | 34% | 207% | 149% |
| 2023 | 290% | 171% | 451% | 10% | 197% | — | — | — | — | 4% | 61% | 100% |
| 2024 | 61% | 367% | 241% | 95% | 32% | — | — | — | — | 2% | 17% | 1% |
| 2025 | 26% | 110% | 130% | 30% | 53% | — | — | — | — | 213% | 552% | 241% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Arroyo Seco
United States
- 61 mDepth
- 6.1 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 9°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q4796257) · 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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