Bear Canyon
- Depth
- 415 m
- Rim
- 1,617 m
- Length
- 17.5 km
- Tonight
- 51°FFair · Wind 1–5 mph SW
Bear Canyon is up to 415 m deep: the rim reaches 1,617 m and the floor 820 m, along 17.5 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 820 m
Depth of Bear Canyon
Up to 415 m deep (typically 221 m) along the 17.5 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).
Bear Canyon 3D map
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Bear Canyon terrain and contours
100 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
Bear Canyon elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Bear Canyon weather
Tonight · Fair · 51°F (11°C) · Wind 1–5 mph SW
Bear Canyon forecast for about 1,706 m.
- Tonight51°–1–5 mph SW
- Sat50°65°–3–9 mph WSW
- Sun52°67°–3–7 mph E
- Mon55°72°–3–7 mph E
- Tue56°73°1%3–8 mph SSW
- Wed57°72°16%2–8 mph SSW
- Thu56°70°41%5–8 mph SSE
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:33 UTC.
Camping & parking near Bear Canyon
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Bear Canyon, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
Arizona National Golf Club
Nearest trailhead
Sabino Canyon Trailhead
All mapped places 4
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Arizona National Golf ClubParking | 1.6 km S |
| Parking | 1.6 km S |
| Parking | 1.8 km S |
| Sabino Canyon TrailheadTrailhead | 3.4 km WSW |
Slope
Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 34.2% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 1,571 m low point 774 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 6 km of Bear Canyon.
Summit list 5
- 1Gibbon Mountain1,747 m 0.3 km NE
- 2Thimble Peak1,579 m 2.5 km W
- 3Mercer1,156 m 2.5 km S
- 4Saddleback1,323 m 4.3 km WSW
- 5McFall Crags1,767 m 5.4 km WNW
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 2,598 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Saguaro730
- Ornate Tree Lizard408
- Canyon Tree Frog390
- Graham's nipple cactus344
- Ocotillo333
- Fishhook barrel cactus317
Where Bear Canyon sits
- Region
- Arizona28United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Bear Canyon downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-06)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking, Geometry
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Protected area
- USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Panorama
- Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)