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The cut
269 metres, to scale.
A slice through Guartelá Canyon 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.
269m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
4.8km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
16°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
759m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
Afternoons, up top and down below.
In December the afternoon reaches 28 °C. The best months to hike are from May to August. The wettest months are in January and in October.
- 28°26°Jan
- 28°26°Feb
- 27°25°Mar
- 26°24°Apr
- 22°20°May
- 20°19°Jun
- 20°19°Jul
- 22°21°Aug
- 25°23°Sep
- 26°25°Oct
- 27°25°Nov
- 28°26°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 in Paraná, Brazil
Guartelá Canyon is a canyon in Brazil, cut by the Iapó River. The relief model measures 269 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 4.8 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Tibaginearest town · 15 km in a straight line
- Canyon do Guartelánearest viewpoint · 4.6 km from the floor
- Ponta Grossa Airport - Comandante Antonio Amilton Beraldo (PGZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 72 km in a straight lineCar hire at PGZ airport (Ponta Grossa)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From May to Augustbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Iapó River runs highest from October to February.
The Iapó River carries about 40 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from October to February.
- 53 m³/sJan
- 50 m³/sFeb
- 40 m³/sMar
- 32 m³/sApr
- 36 m³/sMay
- 39 m³/sJun
- 37 m³/sJul
- 32 m³/sAug
- 35 m³/sSep
- 45 m³/sOct
- 44 m³/sNov
- 46 m³/sDec
From about 32 m³/s in the lowest month to 53 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 2,150 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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3 km
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 10 × 10 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 2viewpoints within 5 kmCanyon do Guartelá, Cachoeira do Arco de Pedra
- 1footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km
- 2named waterfalls within 4 kmCachoeira da Gruta das Andorinhas, Cachoeira do Arco de Pedra
- 1caves within 3 km
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 1information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 1campsites within 8 kmRecanto Ecológico da Dora
- marked hiking routes 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
- bus stops within 2 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).
Towns nearby
- Tibagi15 km in a straight line
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 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Afternoon · rim | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
| Night · rim | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
| Rain (mm) | 190 | 149 | 107 | 86 | 112 | 111 | 97 | 78 | 111 | 163 | 133 | 158 |
| Rainy days | 22 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 19 |
| Sun hours/day | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 26 | 16 | 190 | 5.7 |
| Feb | 28 | 26 | 16 | 149 | 6.2 |
| Mar | 27 | 25 | 15 | 107 | 6.4 |
| Apr | 26 | 24 | 13 | 86 | 6.4 |
| May | 22 | 20 | 10 | 112 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 20 | 19 | 9 | 111 | 5.3 |
| Jul | 20 | 19 | 8 | 97 | 5.9 |
| Aug | 22 | 21 | 9 | 78 | 6.8 |
| Sep | 25 | 23 | 11 | 111 | 5.9 |
| Oct | 26 | 25 | 13 | 163 | 5.5 |
| Nov | 27 | 25 | 14 | 133 | 6.2 |
| Dec | 28 | 26 | 16 | 158 | 6.2 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (759 m) and the rim (1,036 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 | 61% | 72% | 36% | 37% | 57% | 153% | 27% | 200% | 15% | 63% | 52% | 82% |
| 2021 | 93% | 39% | 124% | 15% | 71% | 64% | 39% | 33% | 52% | 160% | 67% | 40% |
| 2022 | 91% | 58% | 146% | 85% | 92% | 116% | 22% | 158% | 164% | 126% | 54% | 89% |
| 2023 | 51% | 97% | 101% | 114% | 12% | 72% | 142% | 138% | 71% | 228% | 87% | 43% |
| 2024 | 57% | 55% | 65% | 99% | 54% | 21% | 72% | 56% | 55% | 59% | 78% | 152% |
| 2025 | 78% | 70% | 53% | 65% | 35% | 147% | 29% | 33% | 55% | 72% | 103% | 69% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Guartelá Canyon
Brazil
- 269 mDepth
- 4.8 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 16°Steepest wall
Jaguariaíva River Canyon
Brazil · 75 km
- 229 mDepth
- 7.3 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 18°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q10263006) · 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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