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The cut
182 metres, to scale.
A slice through Gorges de Baudinard 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
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.
182m
Depth
published figure: 120 m
6.8km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
16°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
3.2km
Length
Rim to floor
Afternoons, up top and down below.
In July the afternoon reaches 31 °C. The best months to hike are in May and in October. The wettest months are from October to December.
- 9°8°Jan
- 10°9°Feb
- 14°12°Mar
- 17°16°Apr
- 22°20°May
- 28°26°Jun
- 31°30°Jul
- 30°29°Aug
- 25°24°Sep
- 20°18°Oct
- 14°12°Nov
- 10°9°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.
Canyon of the river Verdon in France
Gorges de Baudinard is a canyon in France, cut by the Verdon river. The relief model measures 182 m from the floor to the lower rim. The published depth is 120 m. It runs for 3.2 km. Rim to rim it is 6.8 km wide where the cut was taken. It lies within Verdon Regional Natural Park.
Getting there.
- Rieznearest town · 9.2 km in a straight line
- Parking 480 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 0.0 km from the floor
- Toulon-Hyères Airport (TLN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 71 km in a straight lineCar hire at TLN airport (Hyères, Var)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- In May and in Octoberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Verdon runs highest from November to December.
The Verdon carries about 23 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from November to December. It is lowest from June to September.
- 23 m³/sJan
- 19 m³/sFeb
- 19 m³/sMar
- 17 m³/sApr
- 15 m³/sMay
- 9.2 m³/sJun
- 5.5 m³/sJul
- 4.6 m³/sAug
- 8.8 m³/sSep
- 21 m³/sOct
- 35 m³/sNov
- 31 m³/sDec
From about 4.6 m³/s in the lowest month to 35 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 1,608 km².
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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4 km
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.
- 28viewpoints within 5 kmBelvédère Gorge Baudinard 4, Panorama, Belvédère Gorge Baudinard 1 and 25 more
- 21marked hiking routes within 4 kmSentier des charbonniers, Sentier de Véris, Chemin de l'Eau and 18 more
- 5rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 kmCale de mise à l'eau d'Artignosc-sur-Verdon, Mise à eau des Chaumets and 3 more
- 9caves within 3 km
- 28car parks within 3 km
- 7information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 30campsites within 8 kmSaint-Barthélémy, Camping Les Restanques Du Verdon, Camping à la Ferme du Maunard and 27 more
- 25hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmCentre de Vacances Sidevar, Studi'hotel Plein voile, Le moulin du château and 22 more
- 11restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- climbing crags within 3 km
- footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km
- swimming spots within 3 km
- named waterfalls within 4 km
- bus stops within 2 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
- Riez9.2 km in a straight line
- Régusse9.3 km in a straight line
- Aups15 km in a straight line
- Valensole16 km in a straight line
- Saint-Julien18 km in a straight line
- Gréoux-les-Bains20 km in a straight line
- Villecroze21 km in a straight line
- Salernes21 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Gorges de Baudinard.
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.
Peakyas5 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 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 10 |
| Afternoon · rim | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 9 |
| Night · rim | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| Rain (mm) | 52 | 46 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 29 | 14 | 20 | 48 | 87 | 109 | 72 |
| Rainy days | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
| Sun hours/day | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 8 | 0 | 52 | 4.5 |
| Feb | 10 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 14 | 12 | 3 | 50 | 7.0 |
| Apr | 17 | 16 | 6 | 49 | 7.8 |
| May | 22 | 20 | 10 | 51 | 9.1 |
| Jun | 28 | 26 | 14 | 29 | 11.1 |
| Jul | 31 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 11.8 |
| Aug | 30 | 29 | 17 | 20 | 10.6 |
| Sep | 25 | 24 | 13 | 48 | 8.3 |
| Oct | 20 | 18 | 9 | 87 | 5.9 |
| Nov | 14 | 12 | 4 | 109 | 4.4 |
| Dec | 10 | 9 | 1 | 72 | 4.2 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (401 m) and the rim (600 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 | 48% | 14% | 85% | 85% | 144% | 206% | 18% | 74% | 84% | 64% | 35% | 86% |
| 2021 | 127% | 57% | 9% | 143% | 122% | 67% | 79% | 67% | 81% | 78% | 50% | 67% |
| 2022 | 4% | 53% | 35% | 59% | 37% | 70% | 79% | 202% | 96% | 18% | 57% | 152% |
| 2023 | 33% | 34% | 19% | 24% | 96% | 164% | 37% | 114% | 89% | 72% | 30% | 72% |
| 2024 | 75% | 200% | 315% | 66% | 105% | 126% | 43% | 50% | 175% | 188% | 30% | 12% |
| 2025 | 66% | 38% | 86% | 49% | 24% | 22% | 46% | 60% | 48% | 23% | 22% | 48% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Gorges de Baudinard
France
- 182 mDepth
- 6.8 kmRim to rim
- 3.2 kmLength
- 16°Steepest wall
Basses Gorges du Verdon
France · 8 km
- 188 mDepth
- 2.0 kmRim to rim
- 7.7 kmLength
- 28°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q111974626) · 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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