Austria Michael Kranewitter · CC BY-SA 4.0
The cut
1,771 metres, to scale.
A slice through Prosseggklamm 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.
1,771m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
12.8km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
42°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
930m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
13 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 23 °C on the floor, against 10 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are from July to August. The rim freezes at night from September to June. The wettest months are from June to August.
- 2°-12°Jan
- 2°-11°Feb
- 6°-7°Mar
- 12°-1°Apr
- 17°4°May
- 21°8°Jun
- 23°10°Jul
- 23°9°Aug
- 18°5°Sep
- 14°1°Oct
- 8°-6°Nov
- 3°-10°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.
Ravine of the Tauernbach in East Tyrol
Prosseggklamm is a gorge in Austria, cut by the Tauernbach river. The relief model measures 1,771 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 13 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Matrei in Osttirolnearest town · 2.4 km in a straight line
- Parking 360 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 3.0 km from the floor
- Salzburg Airport (SZG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 93 km in a straight lineCar hire at SZG airport (Salzburg)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From July to Augustbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Tauernbach runs highest from April to September.
The Tauernbach carries about 3.8 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from April to September, fed by melting snow. It is lowest in February.
- 1.4 m³/sJan
- 1.1 m³/sFeb
- 3.8 m³/sMar
- 5.9 m³/sApr
- 7.0 m³/sMay
- 7.5 m³/sJun
- 7.7 m³/sJul
- 8.0 m³/sAug
- 6.0 m³/sSep
- 4.7 m³/sOct
- 3.6 m³/sNov
- 2.3 m³/sDec
From about 1.1 m³/s in the lowest month to 8.0 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 184 km².
The Isel from source to mouth on Riveryas — coming soon
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 kmGlocknerblick
- 37marked hiking routes within 4 kmWaldlehrpfad Zedlacher Paradies, Wanderweg 921, AV Weg 514 and 34 more
- 3climbing crags within 3 kmZedlach Eisfall, Steinerbach Eisfall, falkenstein
- 12footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km
- 2named waterfalls within 4 kmUnterer Steiner Wasserfall, Oberer Steiner Wasserfall
- 1caves within 3 km
- 34car parks within 3 km
- 14information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 4bus stops within 2 km
- 2campsites within 8 kmCamping Edengarten, Campingplatz Virgental
- 46hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmApartmenthaus Marina, Tauernappartments Kircherhof, Bonn-Matreier-Hütte and 43 more
- 24restaurants 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
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
- Matrei in Osttirol2.4 km in a straight line
- Virgen5.8 km in a straight line
- Kals am Großglockner9.1 km in a straight line
- Prägraten11 km in a straight line
- Hopfgarten in Defereggen11 km in a straight line
- Sankt Veit in Defereggen13 km in a straight line
- Schlaiten18 km in a straight line
- Sankt Jakob in Defereggen19 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Prosseggklamm.
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.
Riveryas2 rivers in the canyon
Cascadyas1 waterfalls nearbyComing soon
Peakyas186 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 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| Afternoon · rim | -12 | -11 | -7 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | -6 | -10 |
| Night · rim | -20 | -20 | -16 | -11 | -6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -5 | -8 | -12 | -18 |
| Rain (mm) | 62 | 54 | 72 | 82 | 128 | 151 | 167 | 171 | 118 | 101 | 87 | 68 |
| Rainy days | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Sun hours/day | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 33 | 39 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | -12 | -20 | 62 | 3.1 |
| Feb | 2 | -11 | -20 | 54 | 4.5 |
| Mar | 6 | -7 | -16 | 72 | 5.2 |
| Apr | 12 | -1 | -11 | 82 | 5.7 |
| May | 17 | 4 | -6 | 128 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 21 | 8 | -2 | 151 | 6.4 |
| Jul | 23 | 10 | 0 | 167 | 7.0 |
| Aug | 23 | 9 | 0 | 171 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 18 | 5 | -5 | 118 | 5.1 |
| Oct | 14 | 1 | -8 | 101 | 4.6 |
| Nov | 8 | -6 | -12 | 87 | 2.8 |
| Dec | 3 | -10 | -18 | 68 | 2.5 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (930 m) and the rim (2,960 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 | 43% | 118% | 110% | 63% | 102% | 135% | 129% | 175% | 135% | 189% | 22% | 282% |
| 2021 | 151% | 77% | 58% | 66% | 157% | 76% | 126% | 115% | 65% | 53% | 141% | 89% |
| 2022 | 69% | 97% | 16% | 96% | 96% | 101% | 87% | 96% | 114% | 70% | 92% | 83% |
| 2023 | 84% | 59% | 110% | 157% | 150% | 74% | 144% | 131% | 45% | 139% | 177% | 188% |
| 2024 | 105% | 147% | 135% | 117% | 155% | 150% | 105% | 86% | 196% | 145% | 17% | 74% |
| 2025 | 85% | 54% | 136% | 79% | 141% | 94% | 144% | 91% | 115% | 82% | 147% | 46% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Prosseggklamm
Austria
- 1,771 mDepth
- 13 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 42°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q21876476) · 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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