Cascade Canyon
- Depth
- 1,050 m
- Rim
- 3,413 m
- Length
- 6.9 km
- Tonight
- 28°FSnow showers · Wind 3–17 mph WNW
Cascade Canyon is up to 1,050 m deep: the rim reaches 3,413 m and the floor 2,162 m, along 6.9 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 2,162 m
Depth of Cascade Canyon
Up to 1,050 m deep (typically 908 m) along the 6.9 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).
Cascade Canyon 3D map
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Cascade 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.
Cascade Canyon elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Cascade Canyon weather
Tonight · Snow showers · 28°F (-2°C) · 98% chance of precipitation · Wind 3–17 mph WNW
Cascade Canyon forecast for about 2,743 m.
- Tonight28°98%3–17 mph WNW
- Sat26°36°2%5 mph ENE
- Sun27°40°2%3 mph ESE
- Mon27°40°39%6 mph S
- Tue24°34°73%9 mph SSW
- Wed24°33°29%6 mph SSW
- Thu27°37°21%5 mph S
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:47 UTC.
Camping & parking near Cascade Canyon
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Cascade Canyon, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest campsite
Jenny Lake Campground
Nearest trailhead
Jenny Lake Trailhead
Nearest parking
South Jenny Lake Parking
All mapped places 9
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Jenny Lake CampgroundCampsite | 1.2 km SE |
| Jenny Lake TrailheadTrailhead | 1.2 km WNW |
| Jenny Lake Loop TrailheadTrailhead | 1.4 km SSE |
| Parking | 1.4 km S |
| South Jenny Lake ParkingParking | 1.5 km SSE |
| Ranger Station & Overflow ParkingParking | 1.5 km SSE |
| String Lake TrailheadTrailhead | 2.3 km N |
| Lower Paintbrush Camping ZoneCampsite | 5.1 km NW |
| Surprise LakeCampsite | 5.4 km SW |
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°
- 41.0% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 2,159 m low point 2,036 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 Cascade Canyon.
Summit list 9
- 1Crooked Thumb3,572 m 1.9 km S
- 2Teewinot Mountain3,708 m 2.0 km S
- 3East Prong3,649 m 2.3 km SSW
- 4Mount Owen3,924 m 2.5 km SW
- 5Okies Thorn3,621 m 3.4 km SSW
- 6Pemmican Pinnacle3,520 m 3.5 km SSW
- 7Fair Share Tower3,524 m 3.6 km SSW
- 8Disappointment Peak3,541 m 3.7 km SSW
- 9Nez Perce3,612 m 5.3 km SSW
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 823 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Moose660
- Yellow-bellied Marmot541
- Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel451
- American Pika380
- Thimbleberry365
- American Black Bear309
Where Cascade Canyon sits
- Region
- Wyoming24United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Teton Glacier↑2.8 km SSW
Grand TetonPeak · 4,199 m↑3.3 km SW
Delta Lake↑3.6 km S
Jenny Lake2,069 m↑3.9 km E
Schoolroom Glacier↑7.1 km SW
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-07)
- 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)