Italy Canyon World Heritage
Bletterbach gorge
561 m of rock, cut by the Bletterbach.
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The cut
561 metres, to scale.
A slice through Bletterbach gorge 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: Great Pyramid · 139 m · Empire State · 443 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.
561m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
6.8km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
37°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
1,003m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
5 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 24 °C on the floor, against 19 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are in June and from August to September. The rim freezes at night from November to April. The wettest months are from June to August.
- 2°-3°Jan
- 3°-2°Feb
- 8°3°Mar
- 13°8°Apr
- 18°13°May
- 22°17°Jun
- 24°19°Jul
- 23°18°Aug
- 19°14°Sep
- 14°9°Oct
- 8°3°Nov
- 3°-2°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.
Bletterbach gorge is a canyon in Italy, cut by the Bletterbach river. The relief model measures 561 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 754 m to the higher one. Rim to rim it is 6.8 km wide where the cut was taken. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Getting there.
- Aldinonearest town · 4.3 km in a straight line
- Parking 2,020 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Panorama - Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage Bletterbachnearest viewpoint · 2.9 km from the floor
- Bolzano Airport (BZO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 13 km in a straight lineCar hire at BZO airport (Bolzano)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- In June and from August to Septemberbest 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), 15 × 15 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 12viewpoints within 5 kmPanorama Bletterbach, Panorama - Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage Bletterbach and 10 more
- 68marked hiking routes within 4 kmSentiero Europeo E5, Italia, Höhenweg, St. Helena Weg and 65 more
- 5footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km
- 9car parks within 3 km
- 42information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 8bus stops within 2 km
- 5campsites within 8 kmCamping Steiner, Agricampeggio Le Perlaie, Area attrezzata per camper - Lavazè and 2 more
- 102hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmGarni Sonnegg, Hotel Peter, Stern and 99 more
- 22restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes 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
- 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
- Aldino4.3 km in a straight line
- Nova Ponente5.8 km in a straight line
- Trodena6.6 km in a straight line
- Daiano7.4 km in a straight line
- Carano8.2 km in a straight line
- Bronzolo8.3 km in a straight line
- Cavalese8.8 km in a straight line
- Ora8.9 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Bletterbach gorge.
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.
Peakyas41 mountains within 15 km
Lakeyas2 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 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| Afternoon · rim | -3 | -2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Night · rim | -13 | -12 | -7 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | -5 | -10 |
| Rain (mm) | 34 | 36 | 46 | 65 | 97 | 107 | 114 | 126 | 88 | 87 | 82 | 46 |
| Rainy days | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| Sun hours/day | 4.4 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 23 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | -3 | -13 | 34 | 4.4 |
| Feb | 3 | -2 | -12 | 36 | 5.6 |
| Mar | 8 | 3 | -7 | 46 | 6.6 |
| Apr | 13 | 8 | -2 | 65 | 6.1 |
| May | 18 | 13 | 2 | 97 | 6.1 |
| Jun | 22 | 17 | 6 | 107 | 7.5 |
| Jul | 24 | 19 | 8 | 114 | 8.1 |
| Aug | 23 | 18 | 8 | 126 | 7.3 |
| Sep | 19 | 14 | 3 | 88 | 6.3 |
| Oct | 14 | 9 | 0 | 87 | 5.1 |
| Nov | 8 | 3 | -5 | 82 | 3.6 |
| Dec | 3 | -2 | -10 | 46 | 3.7 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (1,003 m) and the rim (1,757 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 | 39% | 69% | 96% | 58% | 77% | 129% | 91% | 177% | 103% | 195% | 13% | 303% |
| 2021 | 226% | 89% | 65% | 76% | 123% | 62% | 145% | 100% | 96% | 73% | 142% | 59% |
| 2022 | 58% | 87% | 11% | 105% | 80% | 99% | 90% | 92% | 248% | 65% | 69% | 81% |
| 2023 | 78% | 22% | 85% | 109% | 211% | 122% | 155% | 113% | 59% | 153% | 105% | 151% |
| 2024 | 115% | 170% | 172% | 80% | 173% | 139% | 90% | 50% | 160% | 165% | 11% | 58% |
| 2025 | 152% | 52% | 134% | 89% | 140% | 80% | 143% | 109% | 168% | 67% | 144% | 67% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Bletterbach gorge
Italy
- 561 mDepth
- 6.8 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 37°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q112336078) · 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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