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The cut
1,850 metres, to scale.
A slice through Daberklamm 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.
1,850m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
16.7km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
37°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
1,323m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
12 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 21 °C on the floor, against 8 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are from June to August. The rim freezes at night all year round. The wettest months are from June to August: in a narrow canyon a flash flood arrives without warning, even from rain upstream.
- -1°-13°Jan
- 0°-13°Feb
- 4°-8°Mar
- 10°-3°Apr
- 15°2°May
- 19°6°Jun
- 21°8°Jul
- 20°8°Aug
- 16°3°Sep
- 11°-1°Oct
- 5°-7°Nov
- 0°-12°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.
Daberklamm is a slot canyon in Austria, cut by the Kalserbach river. The relief model measures 1,850 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 17 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Kals am Großglocknernearest town · 3.4 km in a straight line
- Parking 20 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Schotterfluren Kalser Bachnearest viewpoint · 2.3 km from the floor
- Salzburg Airport (SZG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 90 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.
- 5viewpoints within 5 kmAdlerhorst, Dr. Gerhard Liebl Aussichtswarte, Glocknerblick and 2 more
- 42marked hiking routes within 4 kmAV Weg 711, AV Weg 514, AV Weg 517 and 39 more
- 1via ferrata routes within 4 kmBlauspitz-Klettersteig
- 4footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmHängebrücke Ködnitzbach and 3 more
- 20car parks within 3 km
- 7information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 5bus stops within 2 km
- 2campsites within 8 kmCamping Edengarten, Nationalpark Camping Kals
- 52hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmLucknerhaus, Apartmenthaus Marina, Tauernappartments Kircherhof and 49 more
- 10restaurants 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
- 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
- Kals am Großglockner3.4 km in a straight line
- Matrei in Osttirol7.7 km in a straight line
- Virgen13 km in a straight line
- Hopfgarten in Defereggen14 km in a straight line
- Heiligenblut17 km in a straight line
- Schlaiten17 km in a straight line
- Prägraten18 km in a straight line
- Sankt Veit in Defereggen19 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Daberklamm.
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.
Cascadyas2 waterfalls nearbyComing soon
Peakyas221 mountains within 15 kmFigures 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 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Afternoon · rim | -13 | -13 | -8 | -3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | -1 | -7 | -12 |
| Night · rim | -22 | -22 | -17 | -12 | -8 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -6 | -10 | -14 | -20 |
| Rain (mm) | 62 | 54 | 72 | 82 | 128 | 151 | 167 | 171 | 118 | 101 | 87 | 68 |
| Rainy days | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Sun hours/day | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 33 | 39 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1 | -13 | -22 | 62 | 3.1 |
| Feb | 0 | -13 | -22 | 54 | 4.5 |
| Mar | 4 | -8 | -17 | 72 | 5.2 |
| Apr | 10 | -3 | -12 | 82 | 5.7 |
| May | 15 | 2 | -8 | 128 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 19 | 6 | -4 | 151 | 6.4 |
| Jul | 21 | 8 | -2 | 167 | 7.0 |
| Aug | 20 | 8 | -2 | 171 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 16 | 3 | -6 | 118 | 5.1 |
| Oct | 11 | -1 | -10 | 101 | 4.6 |
| Nov | 5 | -7 | -14 | 87 | 2.8 |
| Dec | 0 | -12 | -20 | 68 | 2.5 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (1,323 m) and the rim (3,224 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 | 43% | 118% | 110% | 63% | 102% | 135% | 129% | 175% | 135% | 189% | 22% | 282% |
| 2021 | 151% | 77% | 58% | 66% | 157% | 76% | 126% | 115% | 65% | 53% | 141% | 89% |
| 2022 | 69% | 97% | 16% | 96% | 96% | 101% | 87% | 96% | 114% | 70% | 92% | 83% |
| 2023 | 84% | 59% | 110% | 157% | 150% | 74% | 144% | 131% | 45% | 139% | 177% | 188% |
| 2024 | 105% | 147% | 135% | 117% | 155% | 150% | 105% | 86% | 196% | 145% | 17% | 74% |
| 2025 | 85% | 54% | 136% | 79% | 141% | 94% | 144% | 91% | 115% | 82% | 147% | 46% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Daberklamm
Austria
- 1,850 mDepth
- 17 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 37°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q21862818) · 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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