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Yar Sukhoy Donets seen from above (Sentinel-2)

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Yar Sukhoy Donets

113 m deep, 25 km long.

See the cutWhen to go

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30

The cut

113 metres, to scale.

A slice through Yar Sukhoy Donets where it is deepest and narrowest, measured on the Copernicus relief model every 30 m. Same scale as the landmark standing on the floor.

209 m221 m113 m11 km rim to rim5.0 kmvertical scale × 3.0209 m221 m113 m11 km rim to rim5.0 kmvertical scale × 3.0

Standing on the floor, to scale: Big Ben · 96 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.

113m

Depth

measured on the 30 m relief model

10.5km

Rim to rim

measured on the 30 m relief model

6°

Steepest wall

average over 300 m, from the relief

25km

Length

Rim to floor

Afternoons, up top and down below.

In July the afternoon reaches 29 °C. The best months to hike are in May and in September. The rim freezes at night from November to March.

rim · 221 mfloor · 96 m
  1. -4°-5°Jan
  2. -3°-4°Feb
  3. 4°4°Mar
  4. 15°14°Apr
  5. 22°22°May
  6. 26°26°Jun
  7. 29°28°Jul
  8. 29°28°Aug
  9. 22°21°Sep
  10. 13°12°Oct
  11. 4°4°Nov
  12. -2°-3°Dec
Hike: May, SepFrost on the rim: Nov–Mar

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.

River in Voronezh Oblast, Russia

Yar Sukhoy Donets is a ravine in Russia. The relief model measures 113 m from the floor to the lower rim. It runs for 25 km. Rim to rim it is 11 km wide where the cut was taken.

Getting there.

  • Voronezh International Airport (VOZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 256 km in a straight line
  • In May and in Septemberbest 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.

Yar Sukhoy Donets seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 6 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 23 × 23 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Around the canyon.

    • viewpoints within 5 km
    • marked hiking routes within 4 km
    • via ferrata routes within 4 km
    • climbing crags within 3 km
    • footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km
    • rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
    • swimming spots within 3 km
    • named waterfalls within 4 km
    • caves within 3 km
    • car parks within 3 km
    • information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
    • bus stops within 2 km
    • campsites within 8 km
    • hotels and guesthouses within 8 km
    • restaurants and cafés within 4 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).

    In our other atlases

    What else is around Yar Sukhoy Donets.

    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.

    Riveryas1 rivers in the canyon
    Yar Sukhoy Donets25 km

    Figures 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.

    JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
    Afternoon · floor-4-34152226292922134-2
    Afternoon · rim-5-44142226282821124-3
    Night · rim-12-11-521014171692-3-8
    Rain (mm)544039415350583443464150
    Rainy days1110109111010779810
    Sun hours/day2.54.55.76.79.09.89.69.57.03.91.50.9
    Snow on the ground (cm)24291830000021118
    Afternoon · floorAfternoon · rimNight · rimRain (mm)Sun hours/day
    Jan-4-5-12542.5
    Feb-3-4-11404.5
    Mar44-5395.7
    Apr15142416.7
    May222210539.0
    Jun262614509.8
    Jul292817589.6
    Aug292816349.5
    Sep22219437.0
    Oct13122463.9
    Nov44-3411.5
    Dec-2-3-8500.9

    Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (96 m) and the rim (221 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.

    JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
    202075%140%70%62%251%75%86%47%2%61%96%96%
    2021133%111%113%107%115%215%47%157%125%15%112%139%
    2022113%156%116%120%64%89%67%109%254%280%184%89%
    202345%109%161%176%125%164%152%62%8%176%228%181%
    2024130%80%11%55%27%108%89%35%8%69%124%76%
    202542%84%274%41%61%97%81%23%6%190%83%64%

    130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month

    Compare with the neighbours.

    Yar Sukhoy Donets

    Russia

    • 113 mDepth
    • 11 kmRim to rim
    • 25 kmLength
    • 6°Steepest wall

    Kamenny Yar

    Russia · 82 km

    • 63 mDepth
    • 4.1 kmRim to rim
    • 14 kmLength
    • 5°Steepest wall

    See the guide

    Vyanki

    Russia · 120 km

    • 87 mDepth
    • 12 kmRim to rim
    • 17 kmLength
    • 5°Steepest wall

    See the guide

    Ovrag Borovik

    Ukraine · 179 km

    • 63 mDepth
    • 5.0 kmRim to rim
    • —Length
    • 6°Steepest wall

    See the guide

    Where these figures come from

    Name, type, published depth and lengthWikidata (Q757468) · CC0
    The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D modelCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
    ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020
    Viewpoints, trails, bridges and the river line© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
    ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
    Rivers, waterfalls, mountains, lakes, beaches and islands nearbyCoastya, Lakeyas, Peakyas, Cascadyas, Islandyas, Riveryas

    Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

    The family

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    Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, month by month, in seven languages.

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