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Death Hollow

341 m of rock, cut by the Horse Canyon.

See the cutWhen to go

Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa · CC BY-SA 2.0

The cut

341 metres, to scale.

A slice through Death Hollow where it is deepest and narrowest, measured on the Copernicus relief model every 30 m. Same scale as the landmark standing on the floor.

1,806 m1,864 m341 m16 km rim to rim5.0 kmvertical scale × 3.01,806 m1,864 m341 m16 km rim to rim5.0 kmvertical scale × 3.0

Standing on the floor, to scale: Great Pyramid · 139 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.

341m

Depth

measured on the 30 m relief model

16.2km

Rim to rim

measured on the 30 m relief model

26°

Steepest wall

average over 300 m, from the relief

1,465m

Floor altitude

Rim to floor

2 °C warmer at the bottom.

In July the afternoon reaches 36 °C on the floor, against 33 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are in April and in October. The floor passes 35 °C in July: walk at dawn and carry water. The rim freezes at night from November to February.

rim · 1,864 mfloor · 1,465 m
  1. 6°4°Jan
  2. 9°7°Feb
  3. 15°13°Mar
  4. 20°17°Apr
  5. 26°24°May
  6. 34°31°Jun
  7. 36°33°Jul
  8. 34°31°Aug
  9. 29°26°Sep
  10. 21°18°Oct
  11. 13°10°Nov
  12. 6°4°Dec
Hike: Apr, OctFloor above 35 °C: JulFrost on the rim: Nov–Feb

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.

Slot canyon in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Garfield County, Utah, United States

Death Hollow is a canyon in United States, cut by the Horse Canyon river. The relief model measures 341 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 399 m to the higher one. Rim to rim it is 16 km wide where the cut was taken. It lies within Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument.

Read more on Wikipedia

Getting there.

Plan the visit

Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.

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The river

The Horse Canyon runs highest from February to March.

The Horse Canyon carries about 0.27 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from February to March. It is lowest from June to July.

  1. 0.4 m³/sJan
  2. 1.0 m³/sFeb
  3. 1.2 m³/sMar
  4. 0.8 m³/sApr
  5. 0.3 m³/sMay
  6. 0.0 m³/sJun
  7. 0.1 m³/sJul
  8. 0.2 m³/sAug
  9. 0.3 m³/sSep
  10. 0.6 m³/sOct
  11. 0.3 m³/sNov
  12. 0.2 m³/sDec

From about 0.03 m³/s in the lowest month to 1.2 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 388 km².

The Escalante River from source to mouth on Riveryas — coming soon

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.

Death Hollow seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 6 km

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.

    • viewpoints within 5 km
    • marked hiking routes within 4 km
    • via ferrata routes within 4 km
    • climbing crags within 3 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
    • car parks within 3 km
    • information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
    • bus stops within 2 km
    • campsites within 8 km
    • hotels and guesthouses within 8 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).

    In our other atlases

    What else is around Death Hollow.

    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.

    Riveryas1 rivers in the canyon
    Escalante River145 km
    Peakyas1 mountains within 15 km
    Pioneer Mesa · 14 km

    Figures 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.

    JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
    Afternoon · floor691520263436342921136
    Afternoon · rim471317243133312618104
    Night · rim-6-5-227141816114-3-6
    Rain (mm)19171612137232623241417
    Rainy days544442675424
    Sun hours/day6.87.59.511.012.113.711.410.510.39.07.86.4
    Snow on the ground (cm)12951100001411
    Afternoon · floorAfternoon · rimNight · rimRain (mm)Sun hours/day
    Jan64-6196.8
    Feb97-5177.5
    Mar1513-2169.5
    Apr201721211.0
    May262471312.1
    Jun343114713.7
    Jul3633182311.4
    Aug3431162610.5
    Sep2926112310.3
    Oct21184249.0
    Nov1310-3147.8
    Dec64-6176.4

    Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (1,465 m) and the rim (1,864 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.

    Photographs

    Seen from the trail.

    In Little Death Hollow Canyon - Flickr - snowpeak
    John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA · CC BY 2.0
    Little Death Hollow - Greg (3685119586)
    Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa · CC BY-SA 2.0
    Death Hollow located on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on May 11, 2017 Photo credit- BLM Utah (52566481350)
    BLMUtah · Public domain

    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.

    JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
    202018%60%196%64%15%83%69%12%10%5%35%56%
    202162%26%164%64%15%39%226%146%95%115%2%169%
    20226%44%62%23%0%148%138%121%165%82%56%150%
    2023228%104%302%54%164%165%29%175%155%18%69%22%
    2024122%167%206%67%29%157%29%225%13%72%46%4%
    202523%23%50%77%95%178%27%40%64%156%194%96%

    130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month

    Compare with the neighbours.

    Death Hollow

    United States

    • 341 mDepth
    • 16 kmRim to rim
    • —Length
    • 26°Steepest wall

    Horse Canyon

    United States · 2 km

    • 154 mDepth
    • 1.7 kmRim to rim
    • —Length
    • 29°Steepest wall

    See the guide

    Calf Creek Canyon

    United States · 12 km

    • 221 mDepth
    • 2.3 kmRim to rim
    • —Length
    • 22°Steepest wall

    See the guide

    Coyote Gulch

    United States · 41 km

    • 228 mDepth
    • 1.0 kmRim to rim
    • —Length
    • 42°Steepest wall

    See the guide

    Where these figures come from

    Name, type, published depth and lengthWikidata (Q6649749) · CC0
    The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D modelCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
    River flow and basinHydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0
    ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020
    Viewpoints, trails, bridges and the river line© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
    ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
    Rivers, waterfalls, mountains, lakes, beaches and islands nearbyCoastya, Lakeyas, Peakyas, Cascadyas, Islandyas, Riveryas

    Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

    The family

    Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers or canyons?

    Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, month by month, in seven languages.

    beachesCoastyaFind your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit
    lakesLakeyasEvery lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Coming soonVisit
    mountainsPeakyasEvery summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit
    waterfallsCascadyasEvery waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Coming soonVisit
    islandsIslandyasEvery island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit riversRiveryasEvery river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit
    canyonsCanyonyasEvery canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.You are here