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The cut
1,501 metres, to scale.
A slice through Rastenbach Gorge 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.
1,501m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
16.1km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
50°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
212m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
10 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 29 °C on the floor, against 19 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are from April to May and from September to October. The rim freezes at night from November to March. The wettest months are from June to August.
- 7°-3°Jan
- 8°-2°Feb
- 13°3°Mar
- 18°8°Apr
- 23°13°May
- 27°17°Jun
- 29°19°Jul
- 28°18°Aug
- 24°14°Sep
- 19°10°Oct
- 13°3°Nov
- 8°-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.
Rastenbach Gorge is a canyon in Italy, cut by the Rastenbach river. The relief model measures 1,501 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 16 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Caldaro sulla Strada del Vinonearest town · 3.6 km in a straight line
- Parking 70 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 1.2 km from the floor
- Bolzano Airport (BZO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 11 km in a straight lineCar hire at BZO airport (Bolzano)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From April to May and from September to Octoberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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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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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.
- 67viewpoints within 5 kmRoen, Aussichtspunkt Altenburg - Belvedere di Castelvecchio, Schwarzer Kopf - Testa Nera and 64 more
- 75marked hiking routes within 4 kmSentiero alpinistico attrezzato delle Cime, Kalterer Höhenweg - Alta via di Caldaro, Traminer Höhenweg - Alta Via di Termeno and 72 more
- 1via ferrata routes within 4 kmFerrata Mt.Roen
- 1climbing crags within 3 km
- 17footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmRastenbachklamm - Gola Rio Pausa and 16 more
- 1rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- 41car parks within 3 km
- 52information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 14bus stops within 2 km
- 11campsites within 8 kmZeltlagerplatz Matschatsch, Camping Park Baita Dolomiti, Camping Steiner and 8 more
- 209hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmSchwarz Adler Turmhotel, Ansitz Feldererhof, Ritterhof and 206 more
- 57restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- swimming spots within 3 km
- named waterfalls within 4 km
- caves 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
- Caldaro sulla Strada del Vino3.6 km in a straight line
- Termeno4.4 km in a straight line
- Ora5.7 km in a straight line
- Ruffrè6.2 km in a straight line
- Bronzolo6.5 km in a straight line
- Montagna7.2 km in a straight line
- Egna7.4 km in a straight line
- Cortaccia sulla Strada del Vino7.6 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Rastenbach Gorge.
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.
Peakyas37 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 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Afternoon · rim | -3 | -2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | -2 |
| Night · rim | -12 | -12 | -7 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | -4 | -10 |
| Rain (mm) | 34 | 36 | 46 | 65 | 97 | 107 | 114 | 126 | 88 | 87 | 82 | 46 |
| Rainy days | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| Sun hours/day | 4.4 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 23 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | -3 | -12 | 34 | 4.4 |
| Feb | 8 | -2 | -12 | 36 | 5.6 |
| Mar | 13 | 3 | -7 | 46 | 6.6 |
| Apr | 18 | 8 | -2 | 65 | 6.1 |
| May | 23 | 13 | 2 | 97 | 6.1 |
| Jun | 27 | 17 | 6 | 107 | 7.5 |
| Jul | 29 | 19 | 8 | 114 | 8.1 |
| Aug | 28 | 18 | 8 | 126 | 7.3 |
| Sep | 24 | 14 | 4 | 88 | 6.3 |
| Oct | 19 | 10 | 0 | 87 | 5.1 |
| Nov | 13 | 3 | -4 | 82 | 3.6 |
| Dec | 8 | -2 | -10 | 46 | 3.7 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (212 m) and the rim (1,724 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 | 39% | 69% | 96% | 58% | 77% | 129% | 91% | 177% | 103% | 195% | 13% | 303% |
| 2021 | 226% | 89% | 65% | 76% | 123% | 62% | 145% | 100% | 96% | 73% | 142% | 59% |
| 2022 | 58% | 87% | 11% | 105% | 80% | 99% | 90% | 92% | 248% | 65% | 69% | 81% |
| 2023 | 78% | 22% | 85% | 109% | 211% | 122% | 155% | 113% | 59% | 153% | 105% | 151% |
| 2024 | 115% | 170% | 172% | 80% | 173% | 139% | 90% | 50% | 160% | 165% | 11% | 58% |
| 2025 | 152% | 52% | 134% | 89% | 140% | 80% | 143% | 109% | 168% | 67% | 144% | 67% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Rastenbach Gorge
Italy
- 1,501 mDepth
- 16 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 50°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q3772860) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| 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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