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Chicamocha Canyon

Floor479 m1,572 ft
Depth
1,362 m
Rim
2,347 m
Length
73.4 km
Tonight
12°CRain · Wind 6 km/h SE

Chicamocha Canyon is up to 1,362 m deep: the rim reaches 2,347 m and the floor 479 m, along 73.4 km.

All facts
Floor
479 m
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Depth

Depth of Chicamocha Canyon

Up to 1,362 m deep (typically 928 m) along the 73.4 km in view.

05001,0001,5002,0002,5001,362 mrimfloor0204073.4 km

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

3D map

Chicamocha Canyon 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 35.3 × 35.3 km

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Topographic map

Chicamocha Canyon terrain and contours

200 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 1,000 mShowing west → east through the centre

Chicamocha 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

Chicamocha Canyon weather

Tonight · Rain · 12°C (54°F) · 5.6 mm · Wind 6 km/h SE

Chicamocha Canyon forecast for about 2,347 m.

  • Tonight12°5.6 mm6 km/h SE
  • Sat11°19°21.9 mm9 km/h NW
  • Sun11°20°14.0 mm9 km/h NW
  • Mon12°19°7.5 mm8 km/h NW
  • Tue12°20°1.7 mm10 km/h NW
  • Wed12°21°1.9 mm6 km/h NW
  • Thu13°19°23.7 mm7 km/h NW
  • Fri12°17°5.7 mm6 km/h NW
  • Sat12°20°2.0 mm6 km/h NW
  • Sun12°20°2.9 mm6 km/h NW

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.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Chicamocha Canyon

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

All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
Parking3.0 km SSE
Parking3.0 km SSE
Parking3.0 km SSE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 35.3 × 35.3 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
22.8%
Moderate, 15–30°
39.4%
Steep, 30–45°
35.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
2.5%
Steeper than 30°
37.8% of the 1,246 km² view
Relief in view
3,361 m low point 468 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 62.3%Trees 32.9%Shrubland 2.4%Bare rock / sparse 1.4%Water 0.7%

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

Where it sits

Where Chicamocha Canyon sits

Range
American Cordillera467Andes163Cordillera Oriental4
Region
Colombia25South America235
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Chicamocha 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 2025-01-14)
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)
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