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The cut
1,692 metres, to scale.
A slice through Orridi di Uriezzo 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.
1,692m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
9.5km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
47°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
507m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
12 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 25 °C on the floor, against 13 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are in September. The rim freezes at night from October to April. The wettest months are from May to June and in August.
- 5°-8°Jan
- 6°-7°Feb
- 9°-4°Mar
- 14°1°Apr
- 19°7°May
- 24°11°Jun
- 25°13°Jul
- 25°13°Aug
- 21°9°Sep
- 17°4°Oct
- 10°-2°Nov
- 6°-6°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.
Orridi di Uriezzo is a canyon in Italy, cut by the Torrente Devero. The relief model measures 1,692 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 9.5 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Bacenonearest town · 1.1 km in a straight line
- Parking 640 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- La Parigianearest viewpoint · 2.9 km from the floor
- Lugano Airport (LUG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 53 km in a straight lineCar hire at MXP airport (Ferno)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- In Septemberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Torrente Devero runs highest from April to June.
The Torrente Devero carries about 11 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from April to June, fed by melting snow. It is lowest from January to February.
- 4.0 m³/sJan
- 3.7 m³/sFeb
- 9.9 m³/sMar
- 19 m³/sApr
- 22 m³/sMay
- 19 m³/sJun
- 15 m³/sJul
- 15 m³/sAug
- 11 m³/sSep
- 9.8 m³/sOct
- 9.8 m³/sNov
- 6.8 m³/sDec
From about 3.7 m³/s in the lowest month to 22 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 206 km².
Follow the Ticino 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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5 km
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 21 × 21 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 12viewpoints within 5 kmLa Parigia, Orrido Sud, Orrido Nord Est and 9 more
- 47marked hiking routes within 4 kmA04 - Pontetto - Cappella della Croce, F02 - Varzo - Alpe Solcio, H00 - Via dell'Arbola da Baceno al Devero (prima sezione) and 44 more
- 1via ferrata routes within 4 kmWalser Fall
- 9climbing crags within 3 kmTenebre, Antenne, Uriezzo and 6 more
- 20footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmLe Marmitte dei Giganti, Ponte di Balmasurda, Ponte della Baulina and 17 more
- 3named waterfalls within 4 kmCascata Rio d'Antin, Cascata Rio Alba, Cascata del Rio di Agàro
- 3caves within 3 km
- 66car parks within 3 km
- 23information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 12bus stops within 2 km
- 6campsites within 8 kmCamping Alpe Devero, Area Camper Ale Ste, Campeggio Village Cistella and 3 more
- 35hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmHotel Sempione, Ristorante Fattorini, Vecchio Scarpone and 32 more
- 18restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- swimming spots within 3 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
- Baceno1.1 km in a straight line
- Premia1.7 km in a straight line
- Crodo4.2 km in a straight line
- Varzo7.9 km in a straight line
- Trasquera10 km in a straight line
- Crevoladossola12 km in a straight line
- Masera13 km in a straight line
- Trontano15 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Orridi di Uriezzo.
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.
Peakyas149 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 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 6 |
| Afternoon · rim | -8 | -7 | -4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -6 |
| Night · rim | -16 | -15 | -11 | -6 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -4 | -9 | -14 |
| Rain (mm) | 81 | 69 | 89 | 103 | 154 | 151 | 148 | 165 | 106 | 107 | 114 | 92 |
| Rainy days | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Sun hours/day | 4.1 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 57 | 68 | 58 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 37 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | -8 | -16 | 81 | 4.1 |
| Feb | 6 | -7 | -15 | 69 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 9 | -4 | -11 | 89 | 6.4 |
| Apr | 14 | 1 | -6 | 103 | 5.9 |
| May | 19 | 7 | -2 | 154 | 5.7 |
| Jun | 24 | 11 | 3 | 151 | 7.4 |
| Jul | 25 | 13 | 4 | 148 | 7.9 |
| Aug | 25 | 13 | 4 | 165 | 7.1 |
| Sep | 21 | 9 | 0 | 106 | 6.1 |
| Oct | 17 | 4 | -4 | 107 | 4.7 |
| Nov | 10 | -2 | -9 | 114 | 3.4 |
| Dec | 6 | -6 | -14 | 92 | 3.4 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (507 m) and the rim (2,378 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.
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% | 136% | 85% | 60% | 80% | 138% | 61% | 150% | 91% | 197% | 17% | 122% |
| 2021 | 175% | 77% | 57% | 62% | 101% | 104% | 227% | 73% | 103% | 73% | 75% | 102% |
| 2022 | 45% | 115% | 19% | 81% | 77% | 94% | 73% | 66% | 149% | 103% | 65% | 97% |
| 2023 | 55% | 28% | 126% | 117% | 121% | 82% | 91% | 128% | 113% | 156% | 155% | 163% |
| 2024 | 100% | 138% | 217% | 106% | 164% | 145% | 108% | 68% | 194% | 153% | 51% | 92% |
| 2025 | 132% | 50% | 90% | 118% | 100% | 100% | 148% | 105% | 195% | 80% | 78% | 34% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Orridi di Uriezzo
Italy
- 1,692 mDepth
- 9.5 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 47°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q17637767) · 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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