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The cut
709 metres, to scale.
A slice through Congosto de Obarra 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.
709m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
6.4km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
39°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
1,060m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
5 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 26 °C on the floor, against 21 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are in June and in September. The rim freezes at night from November to March. The wettest months are in May.
- 6°1°Jan
- 6°2°Feb
- 10°6°Mar
- 14°9°Apr
- 18°13°May
- 23°18°Jun
- 26°21°Jul
- 25°20°Aug
- 21°16°Sep
- 16°12°Oct
- 10°5°Nov
- 7°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.
Conyon in Spain
Congosto de Obarra is a canyon in Spain, cut by the Río Isábena. The relief model measures 709 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 6.4 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Bonansanearest town · 4.2 km in a straight line
- Mirador de Obarranearest viewpoint · 0.6 km from the floor
- Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 66 km in a straight lineCar hire at LDE airport (Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- In June and in 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), 14 × 14 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 5viewpoints within 5 kmSant Salvador, Mirador de Ansuils, Mirador del Isábena and 2 more
- 10marked hiking routes within 4 kmSenderos de La Ribagorza, Vias Ferratas de Huesca, Ruta 3 Valls. Etapa 4: Castanesa => El Pont de Suert and 7 more
- 1climbing crags within 3 kmFlaps-Potamo
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 4information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 3campsites within 8 kmBaliera, Laspaúles, Càmping Alta Ribagorça
- 7hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmCasa Rural Casa Farrero, Bonansa Country, Ca de Perich and 4 more
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- footbridges and suspension bridges 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
- bus stops within 2 km
- restaurants and cafés 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
- Bonansa4.2 km in a straight line
- Laspaúles5.3 km in a straight line
- Beranuy6.8 km in a straight line
- el Pont de Suert11 km in a straight line
- Bisaurri12 km in a straight line
- Castejón de Sos14 km in a straight line
- Seira16 km in a straight line
- Chía16 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Congosto de Obarra.
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.
Peakyas22 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 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 7 |
| Afternoon · rim | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| Night · rim | -6 | -7 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | -3 | -6 |
| Rain (mm) | 60 | 48 | 58 | 72 | 76 | 51 | 42 | 42 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 50 |
| Rainy days | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
| Sun hours/day | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 1 | -6 | 60 | 4.5 |
| Feb | 6 | 2 | -7 | 48 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 10 | 6 | -4 | 58 | 6.4 |
| Apr | 14 | 9 | -1 | 72 | 6.8 |
| May | 18 | 13 | 2 | 76 | 7.8 |
| Jun | 23 | 18 | 7 | 51 | 9.5 |
| Jul | 26 | 21 | 9 | 42 | 10.3 |
| Aug | 25 | 20 | 9 | 42 | 9.4 |
| Sep | 21 | 16 | 5 | 50 | 8.0 |
| Oct | 16 | 12 | 2 | 61 | 6.1 |
| Nov | 10 | 5 | -3 | 70 | 4.8 |
| Dec | 7 | 2 | -6 | 50 | 4.5 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (1,060 m) and the rim (1,787 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 | 119% | 36% | 146% | 150% | 115% | 181% | 96% | 84% | 138% | 178% | 80% | 212% |
| 2021 | 116% | 71% | 23% | 71% | 54% | 133% | 78% | 50% | 132% | 70% | 96% | 88% |
| 2022 | 32% | 34% | 107% | 86% | 44% | 80% | 88% | 112% | 118% | 83% | 85% | 90% |
| 2023 | 92% | 60% | 31% | 36% | 85% | 210% | 66% | 73% | 67% | 83% | 90% | 76% |
| 2024 | 52% | 128% | 159% | 80% | 92% | 138% | 91% | 80% | 212% | 168% | 32% | 42% |
| 2025 | 53% | 34% | 211% | 87% | 57% | 55% | 89% | 139% | 125% | 36% | 83% | 72% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Congosto de Obarra
Spain
- 709 mDepth
- 6.4 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 39°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q21086036) · 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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