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Cascade Canyon

Floor2,162 m7,093 ft
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
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Depth

Depth of Cascade Canyon

Up to 1,050 m deep (typically 908 m) along the 6.9 km in view.

2,0002,5003,0003,5001,050 mrimfloor0246.9 km

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

3D map

Cascade Canyon 3D map

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Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

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.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Cascade Canyon elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

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

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

    1.2 km SE · +2 more within 5.4 km

  • Nearest trailhead

    Jenny Lake Trailhead

    1.2 km WNW · +2 more within 2.3 km

  • Nearest parking

    South Jenny Lake Parking

    1.5 km SSE · +2 more within 1.5 km

All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Jenny Lake CampgroundCampsite1.2 km SE
Jenny Lake TrailheadTrailhead1.2 km WNW
Jenny Lake Loop TrailheadTrailhead1.4 km SSE
Parking1.4 km S
South Jenny Lake ParkingParking1.5 km SSE
Ranger Station & Overflow ParkingParking1.5 km SSE
String Lake TrailheadTrailhead2.3 km N
Lower Paintbrush Camping ZoneCampsite5.1 km NW
Surprise LakeCampsite5.4 km SW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
36.4%
Moderate, 15–30°
22.6%
Steep, 30–45°
26.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
14.2%
Steeper than 30°
41.0% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
2,159 m low point 2,036 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 36.6%Grassland 30.3%Bare rock / sparse 23.0%Water 6.8%Moss & lichen 2.4%Snow & ice 0.8%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 6 km of Cascade Canyon.

NESW5 km10 km123456789
Summit list 9
  1. 1Crooked Thumb3,572 m 1.9 km S
  2. 2Teewinot Mountain3,708 m 2.0 km S
  3. 3East Prong3,649 m 2.3 km SSW
  4. 4Mount Owen3,924 m 2.5 km SW
  5. 5Okies Thorn3,621 m 3.4 km SSW
  6. 6Pemmican Pinnacle3,520 m 3.5 km SSW
  7. 7Fair Share Tower3,524 m 3.6 km SSW
  8. 8Disappointment Peak3,541 m 3.7 km SSW
  9. 9Nez Perce3,612 m 5.3 km SSW
Wildlife

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 it sits

Where Cascade Canyon sits

Region
Wyoming24United States932North America1,313
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Sources

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)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia