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Blyde River Canyon

Floor664 m2,178 ft
Depth
827 m
Rim
1,630 m
Length
22.1 km
Tonight
12°CCloudy · Wind 9 km/h E

Blyde River Canyon is up to 827 m deep: the rim reaches 1,630 m and the floor 664 m, along 22.1 km.

All facts
Floor
664 m
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Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Blyde River Canyon

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Blyde River Canyon, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
Parking1.5 km SW
Parking2.7 km NNW
Parking3.2 km WSW
Caravan site3.7 km WSW
Forever resort SwadiniCampsite4.7 km N
Swadini - Forever ResortsCampsite5.0 km N
Depth

Depth of Blyde River Canyon

Up to 827 m deep (typically 486 m) along the 22.1 km in view.

5007501,0001,2501,5001,750827 mrimfloor01022.1 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).

3D map

Blyde River Canyon 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12 × 12 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Blyde River Canyon terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 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.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Blyde River Canyon elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Blyde River Canyon weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 12°C (54°F) · Wind 9 km/h E

Blyde River Canyon forecast for about 1,630 m.

  • Tonight12°–9 km/h E
  • Today12°22°–17 km/h NE
  • Sun13°25°–18 km/h N
  • Mon15°28°–19 km/h N
  • Tue13°32°0.8 mm19 km/h W
  • Wed11°21°0.2 mm14 km/h E
  • Thu10°21°–13 km/h SE
  • Fri10°20°–13 km/h E
  • Sat13°22°–10 km/h N
  • Sun13°26°0.2 mm13 km/h E

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.

Slope

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
46.1%
Moderate, 15–30°
30.8%
Steep, 30–45°
17.7%
Cliffs, 45° and over
5.4%
Steeper than 30°
23.1% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
1,279 m low point 664 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 40.9%Grassland 39.9%Shrubland 13.0%Cropland 3.1%Built-up 2.0%Water 1.1%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 1,391 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Sekukhune flat lizard206
  • Stamvrug113
  • Southern Rock Agama75
  • Common Protea65
  • Mocking Cliff-Chat64
  • Mountain aloe57
Where it sits

Where Blyde River Canyon sits

Region
Mpumalanga3South Africa23Africa69
Nearby

Nearby places

Downloads

Blyde River Canyon downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © 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.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025 (scene 2025-01-27)
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)
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 MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · Wikipedia