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The cut
1,388 metres, to scale.
A slice through Seisenbergklamm 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. This is a narrow canyon: the published depth, where there is one, is the better figure.
1,388m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
13.1km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
45°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
650m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
10 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 24 °C on the floor, against 14 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are from May to June and from August to September. The rim freezes at night from October to April. The wettest months are from June to August: in a narrow canyon a flash flood arrives without warning, even from rain upstream.
- 3°-7°Jan
- 4°-6°Feb
- 8°-2°Mar
- 14°4°Apr
- 18°8°May
- 22°12°Jun
- 24°14°Jul
- 24°14°Aug
- 19°9°Sep
- 15°5°Oct
- 9°-1°Nov
- 4°-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.
Ravine in Weißbach am Lover, Salzburg state, Austria
Seisenbergklamm is a slot canyon in Austria, cut by the Saalach river. The relief model measures 1,388 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 13 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Sankt Martin bei Lofernearest town · 6.6 km in a straight line
- Parking 460 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Vorderkaserklammnearest viewpoint · 2.5 km from the floor
- Salzburg Airport (SZG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 35 km in a straight lineCar hire at SZG airport (Salzburg)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From May to June and from August to Septemberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Saalach runs highest from May to September.
The Saalach carries about 14 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from May to September.
- 5.5 m³/sJan
- 6.6 m³/sFeb
- 14 m³/sMar
- 18 m³/sApr
- 24 m³/sMay
- 27 m³/sJun
- 27 m³/sJul
- 28 m³/sAug
- 20 m³/sSep
- 13 m³/sOct
- 6.5 m³/sNov
- 4.7 m³/sDec
From about 4.7 m³/s in the lowest month to 28 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 560 km².
The Wappach 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.
- 6viewpoints within 5 kmVorderkaserklamm, Schöne Aussicht and 4 more
- 13marked hiking routes within 4 kmAV Weg 411, AV Weg 401, Nordalpenweg 01 and 10 more
- 14via ferrata routes within 4 kmKlettersteig Zahme Gams (B/C), Klettersteig Weiße Gams (D) and 12 more
- 351climbing crags within 3 kmHohlwegen Brechl Platte, An Reini Seini, Babylon and 348 more
- 10footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmSeisenbergklamm and 9 more
- 1named waterfalls within 4 kmSeisenbergklamm
- 1caves within 3 km
- 19car parks within 3 km
- 2information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 10bus stops within 2 km
- 2campsites within 8 kmFalkensteiner Camping Grubhof, OEAV Campingplatz "Ferienwiese"
- 66hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmAlpengasthof Hirschbichl, Jagdhütte Hochgscheid, Pension Alpenblick and 63 more
- 10restaurants 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
- Sankt Martin bei Lofer6.6 km in a straight line
- Lofer8.4 km in a straight line
- Leogang9.5 km in a straight line
- Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer13 km in a straight line
- Hochfilzen13 km in a straight line
- Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden14 km in a straight line
- Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee14 km in a straight line
- Ramsau15 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Seisenbergklamm.
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.
Riveryas3 rivers in the canyon
Peakyas112 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 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| Afternoon · rim | -7 | -6 | -2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 | -1 | -6 |
| Night · rim | -15 | -14 | -11 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -4 | -9 | -13 |
| Rain (mm) | 94 | 75 | 93 | 90 | 154 | 178 | 185 | 188 | 132 | 104 | 78 | 83 |
| Rainy days | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Sun hours/day | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 30 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | -7 | -15 | 94 | 3.0 |
| Feb | 4 | -6 | -14 | 75 | 4.5 |
| Mar | 8 | -2 | -11 | 93 | 5.2 |
| Apr | 14 | 4 | -6 | 90 | 5.7 |
| May | 18 | 8 | -2 | 154 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 22 | 12 | 2 | 178 | 6.4 |
| Jul | 24 | 14 | 4 | 185 | 7.0 |
| Aug | 24 | 14 | 4 | 188 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 19 | 9 | 0 | 132 | 5.1 |
| Oct | 15 | 5 | -4 | 104 | 4.5 |
| Nov | 9 | -1 | -9 | 78 | 2.8 |
| Dec | 4 | -6 | -13 | 83 | 2.4 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (650 m) and the rim (2,164 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 | 54% | 185% | 82% | 70% | 90% | 138% | 129% | 146% | 138% | 166% | 35% | 111% |
| 2021 | 118% | 53% | 89% | 68% | 162% | 71% | 136% | 142% | 66% | 49% | 141% | 109% |
| 2022 | 75% | 126% | 17% | 102% | 97% | 112% | 87% | 83% | 126% | 97% | 123% | 71% |
| 2023 | 65% | 95% | 119% | 243% | 118% | 48% | 120% | 137% | 42% | 93% | 268% | 220% |
| 2024 | 94% | 111% | 99% | 114% | 124% | 140% | 106% | 128% | 220% | 114% | 37% | 98% |
| 2025 | 56% | 38% | 109% | 53% | 103% | 86% | 160% | 79% | 100% | 93% | 132% | 31% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Seisenbergklamm
Austria
- 1,388 mDepth
- 13 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 45°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q1285383) · 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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