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The cut
154 metres, to scale.
A slice through Kláštorská roklina 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.
154m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
2.0km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
26°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
512m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
Afternoons, up top and down below.
In July the afternoon reaches 24 °C. The best months to hike are from May to September. The rim freezes at night from November to March. The wettest months are from May to July.
- -1°-3°Jan
- 1°-1°Feb
- 6°4°Mar
- 14°12°Apr
- 18°16°May
- 22°20°Jun
- 24°22°Jul
- 24°22°Aug
- 19°17°Sep
- 12°10°Oct
- 6°4°Nov
- 1°-1°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.
Gorge in Slovak Paradise
Kláštorská roklina is a canyon in Slovakia, cut by the Biely potok river. The relief model measures 154 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 297 m to the higher one. Rim to rim it is 2.0 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Spišský Štiavniknearest town · 6.7 km in a straight line
- Parking 2,170 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Tomášovský výhľadnearest viewpoint · 0.2 km from the floor
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 19 km in a straight lineCar hire at TAT airport (Poprad)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From May to Septemberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Biely potok runs highest from April to August.
The Biely potok carries about 3.5 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from April to August.
- 1.8 m³/sJan
- 3.2 m³/sFeb
- 5.7 m³/sMar
- 7.5 m³/sApr
- 9.3 m³/sMay
- 8.9 m³/sJun
- 9.1 m³/sJul
- 6.5 m³/sAug
- 5.3 m³/sSep
- 4.2 m³/sOct
- 2.6 m³/sNov
- 1.1 m³/sDec
From about 1.1 m³/s in the lowest month to 9.3 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 285 km².
Follow the Hornád from source to mouth on Riveryas
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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1.2 km
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 5.0 × 5.0 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 16viewpoints within 5 kmTomášovský výhľad, Ihrík, Matka Božia and 13 more
- 28marked hiking routes within 4 kmChodník Horskej služby, Náučný chodník Prielom Hornádu and 26 more
- 1climbing crags within 3 km
- 75footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmMostík pod Tomášovským výhľadom, Mostík nad úžinou, Stupačky pod Zelenou horou and 72 more
- 24named waterfalls within 4 kmMachový vodopád, Vodopád ochrancov prírody, Vodopád v barikáde and 21 more
- 13caves within 3 km
- 21car parks within 3 km
- 77information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 5campsites within 8 kmIhla, Camping municipal, Autocamp ČINGOV and 2 more
- 48hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmGrand Hotel Spiš, Hotel Čingov, Spišský dvor and 45 more
- 13restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- swimming spots within 3 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
- Spišský Štiavnik6.7 km in a straight line
- Smižany7.7 km in a straight line
- Hranovnica9.3 km in a straight line
- Spišská Nová Ves10 km in a straight line
- Gánovce11 km in a straight line
- Harichovce12 km in a straight line
- Dobšiná15 km in a straight line
- Spisska Sobota15 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Kláštorská roklina.
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.
Peakyas17 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 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Afternoon · rim | -3 | -1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 4 | -1 |
| Night · rim | -10 | -9 | -5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | -2 | -8 |
| Rain (mm) | 49 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 100 | 107 | 119 | 85 | 74 | 66 | 56 | 50 |
| Rainy days | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Sun hours/day | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 21 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1 | -3 | -10 | 49 | 1.7 |
| Feb | 1 | -1 | -9 | 49 | 2.9 |
| Mar | 6 | 4 | -5 | 52 | 4.4 |
| Apr | 14 | 12 | 1 | 57 | 5.7 |
| May | 18 | 16 | 6 | 100 | 6.2 |
| Jun | 22 | 20 | 10 | 107 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 24 | 22 | 12 | 119 | 6.8 |
| Aug | 24 | 22 | 11 | 85 | 7.0 |
| Sep | 19 | 17 | 6 | 74 | 5.1 |
| Oct | 12 | 10 | 2 | 66 | 3.5 |
| Nov | 6 | 4 | -2 | 56 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 1 | -1 | -8 | 50 | 1.1 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (512 m) and the rim (809 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 | 45% | 150% | 83% | 34% | 87% | 158% | 112% | 99% | 155% | 241% | 47% | 129% |
| 2021 | 149% | 126% | 69% | 134% | 135% | 36% | 109% | 183% | 93% | 22% | 99% | 107% |
| 2022 | 87% | 90% | 81% | 124% | 44% | 39% | 82% | 74% | 155% | 51% | 81% | 146% |
| 2023 | 238% | 107% | 117% | 130% | 104% | 121% | 79% | 166% | 107% | 133% | 189% | 149% |
| 2024 | 146% | 134% | 115% | 142% | 71% | 116% | 72% | 64% | 140% | 80% | 46% | 53% |
| 2025 | 83% | 42% | 103% | 114% | 78% | 47% | 82% | 70% | 129% | 110% | 198% | 25% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Kláštorská roklina
Slovakia
- 154 mDepth
- 2.0 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 26°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q12029575) · 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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