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The cut
1,260 metres, to scale.
A slice through Lengarice 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. On one side the ground was still rising 12 km out: the true rim is further away and the canyon deeper. This is a narrow canyon: the published depth, where there is one, is the better figure.
1,260m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
20.5km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
28°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
37km
Length
Rim to floor
9 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 35 °C on the floor, against 26 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are from April to May and in October. The floor passes 35 °C in July: walk at dawn and carry water. The rim freezes at night from December to March. The wettest months are from October to January: in a narrow canyon a flash flood arrives without warning, even from rain upstream.
- 10°1°Jan
- 11°2°Feb
- 15°6°Mar
- 19°10°Apr
- 24°16°May
- 30°22°Jun
- 35°26°Jul
- 35°26°Aug
- 28°19°Sep
- 22°14°Oct
- 16°8°Nov
- 11°2°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.
River in Albania
Lengarice is a slot canyon in Albania, cut by the Lumi Vjosa river. The relief model measures 1,260 m from the floor to the lower rim. It runs for 37 km. Rim to rim it is 20 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Gjinkarnearest town · 0.9 km in a straight line
- Parking 1,960 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 3.4 km from the floor
- Ioannina King Pyrrhus National Airport (IOA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 66 km in a straight lineCar hire at IOA airport (Ioannina)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From April to 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 Lumi Vjosa runs highest from November to February.
The Lumi Vjosa carries about 52 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from November to February. It is lowest from June to August.
- 92 m³/sJan
- 83 m³/sFeb
- 74 m³/sMar
- 55 m³/sApr
- 36 m³/sMay
- 20 m³/sJun
- 10 m³/sJul
- 8.6 m³/sAug
- 29 m³/sSep
- 55 m³/sOct
- 86 m³/sNov
- 101 m³/sDec
From about 8.6 m³/s in the lowest month to 101 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 2,741 km².
Follow the Vjosa 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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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.
- 3viewpoints within 5 km
- 3footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km
- 3caves within 3 km
- 3car parks within 3 km
- 2information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 4campsites within 8 kmVjosa Explorer, Neta&Shpetimi Camping & Restaurant, Camping Mulliri Benjes and 1 more
- 28hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmHotel Përmeti, Ana, Gold Hotel and 25 more
- 7restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- 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
- 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
- Gjinkar0.9 km in a straight line
- Petran1.1 km in a straight line
- Përmet6.7 km in a straight line
- Skore11 km in a straight line
- Vithkuq13 km in a straight line
- Çarshovë14 km in a straight line
- Piskovë15 km in a straight line
- Leskovik16 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Lengarice.
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 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 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| Afternoon · rim | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| Night · rim | -6 | -6 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | -1 | -5 |
| Rain (mm) | 107 | 94 | 82 | 56 | 55 | 37 | 22 | 29 | 82 | 103 | 129 | 136 |
| Rainy days | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 |
| Sun hours/day | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 1 | -6 | 107 | 3.7 |
| Feb | 11 | 2 | -6 | 94 | 4.4 |
| Mar | 15 | 6 | -3 | 82 | 5.4 |
| Apr | 19 | 10 | 0 | 56 | 6.5 |
| May | 24 | 16 | 5 | 55 | 8.2 |
| Jun | 30 | 22 | 9 | 37 | 10.3 |
| Jul | 35 | 26 | 12 | 22 | 11.3 |
| Aug | 35 | 26 | 12 | 29 | 10.2 |
| Sep | 28 | 19 | 7 | 82 | 7.6 |
| Oct | 22 | 14 | 3 | 103 | 6.2 |
| Nov | 16 | 8 | -1 | 129 | 4.3 |
| Dec | 11 | 2 | -5 | 136 | 3.5 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (230 m) and the rim (1,568 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 | 25% | 51% | 104% | 103% | 63% | 128% | 146% | 154% | 92% | 115% | 8% | 144% |
| 2021 | 279% | 280% | 300% | 92% | 40% | 205% | 109% | 50% | 31% | 209% | 190% | 250% |
| 2022 | 31% | 99% | 48% | 87% | 50% | 143% | 78% | 188% | 51% | 51% | 107% | 78% |
| 2023 | 186% | 15% | 108% | 141% | 199% | 261% | 87% | 118% | 64% | 50% | 173% | 40% |
| 2024 | 113% | 59% | 108% | 110% | 95% | 22% | 109% | 122% | 110% | 42% | 88% | 99% |
| 2025 | 80% | 50% | 135% | 68% | 107% | 105% | 14% | 143% | 42% | 127% | 413% | 38% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Lengarice
Albania
- 1,260 mDepth
- 20 kmRim to rim
- 37 kmLength
- 28°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q16774772) · 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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