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The cut
1,533 metres, to scale.
A slice through Wolfsklamm 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.
1,533m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
10.3km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
43°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
528m
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 May. The wettest months are from June to August: in a narrow canyon a flash flood arrives without warning, even from rain upstream.
- 4°-8°Jan
- 5°-7°Feb
- 10°-2°Mar
- 15°4°Apr
- 19°8°May
- 23°12°Jun
- 25°13°Jul
- 25°13°Aug
- 20°8°Sep
- 16°4°Oct
- 10°-2°Nov
- 5°-7°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.
Narrow canyon in the Karwendel in Tyrol
Wolfsklamm is a slot canyon in Austria, cut by the Gießenbach river. The relief model measures 1,533 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 1,780 m to the higher one. Rim to rim it is 10 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Stansnearest town · 1.1 km in a straight line
- Parking 810 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Maria Taxnearest viewpoint · 1.6 km from the floor
- Innsbruck Airport (INN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 30 km in a straight lineCar hire at INN airport (Innsbruck)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 Gießenbach runs highest from May to September.
The Gießenbach carries about 191 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from May to September.
- 24 m³/sJan
- 52 m³/sFeb
- 160 m³/sMar
- 213 m³/sApr
- 350 m³/sMay
- 435 m³/sJun
- 497 m³/sJul
- 518 m³/sAug
- 394 m³/sSep
- 256 m³/sOct
- 79 m³/sNov
- 24 m³/sDec
From about 24 m³/s in the lowest month to 518 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 7,144 km².
Follow the Inn 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), 22 × 22 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 17viewpoints within 5 kmFreundsberg Aussichtspunkt, Hohe Brücke, Maria Tax and 14 more
- 18marked hiking routes within 4 kmAdlerweg [005], Wanderweg 227, Wanderweg 234 and 15 more
- 2climbing crags within 3 kmBoulderhalle
- 21footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmWolfsklamm and 20 more
- 1rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- 1named waterfalls within 4 kmBucher Wasserfall
- 4caves within 3 km
- 156car parks within 3 km
- 54information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 14bus stops within 2 km
- 6campsites within 8 kmStellplatz am Gasthof Rieder, Alpencamping Mark, Seecamping Wimmer and 3 more
- 212hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmWeererwirt, Waldhof, Frieden and 209 more
- 57restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes 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
- Stans1.1 km in a straight line
- Schwaz2.5 km in a straight line
- Fiecht2.7 km in a straight line
- Buch in Tirol3.6 km in a straight line
- Vomp4.8 km in a straight line
- Gallzein5.0 km in a straight line
- Jenbach5.4 km in a straight line
- Pill5.9 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Wolfsklamm.
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.
Cascadyas1 waterfalls nearbyComing soon
Peakyas65 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 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
| Afternoon · rim | -8 | -7 | -2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | -2 | -7 |
| Night · rim | -16 | -15 | -11 | -7 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -10 | -14 |
| Rain (mm) | 83 | 66 | 81 | 83 | 144 | 170 | 173 | 179 | 118 | 93 | 70 | 73 |
| Rainy days | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| Sun hours/day | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 25 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | -8 | -16 | 83 | 3.3 |
| Feb | 5 | -7 | -15 | 66 | 4.6 |
| Mar | 10 | -2 | -11 | 81 | 5.5 |
| Apr | 15 | 4 | -7 | 83 | 6.0 |
| May | 19 | 8 | -3 | 144 | 6.1 |
| Jun | 23 | 12 | 2 | 170 | 7.0 |
| Jul | 25 | 13 | 3 | 173 | 7.3 |
| Aug | 25 | 13 | 3 | 179 | 6.8 |
| Sep | 20 | 8 | -1 | 118 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 16 | 4 | -6 | 93 | 4.6 |
| Nov | 10 | -2 | -10 | 70 | 3.0 |
| Dec | 5 | -7 | -14 | 73 | 2.8 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (528 m) and the rim (2,307 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 | 49% | 178% | 79% | 79% | 77% | 150% | 119% | 137% | 133% | 159% | 36% | 101% |
| 2021 | 126% | 49% | 96% | 62% | 168% | 79% | 136% | 136% | 70% | 48% | 140% | 100% |
| 2022 | 66% | 129% | 15% | 94% | 93% | 103% | 90% | 82% | 123% | 104% | 117% | 75% |
| 2023 | 56% | 86% | 115% | 260% | 124% | 44% | 121% | 130% | 52% | 90% | 260% | 222% |
| 2024 | 94% | 103% | 103% | 109% | 133% | 145% | 119% | 132% | 202% | 117% | 41% | 98% |
| 2025 | 61% | 37% | 106% | 46% | 98% | 76% | 156% | 85% | 104% | 85% | 133% | 35% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Wolfsklamm
Austria
- 1,533 mDepth
- 10 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 43°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q2592375) · 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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