Utah

Desolation Canyon

Floor1,300 m4,265 ft

Depth: 1,129 m
Rim: 2,452 m
Length: 15.7 km
Tonight: 43°FFair · Wind 5–13 mph NNE

Desolation Canyon is up to 1,129 m deep: the rim reaches 2,452 m and the floor 1,300 m, along 15.7 km.

All facts

Floor: 1,300 m

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Depth

Depth of Desolation Canyon

Up to 1,129 m deep (typically 733 m) along the 15.7 km in view.

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

3D map

Desolation Canyon 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 13 × 13 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Desolation Canyon terrain and contours

50 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 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Desolation Canyon elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Desolation Canyon weather

Tonight · Fair · 43°F (6°C) · 1% chance of precipitation · Wind 5–13 mph NNE

Desolation Canyon forecast for about 1,396 m.

Tonight43°1%5–13 mph NNE
Sat46°60°51%13–18 mph N
Sun44°59°67%6 mph ESE
Mon45°61°1%3–9 mph S
Tue43°62°4%7–14 mph S
Wed44°62°1%6–10 mph S
Thu46°62°17%6–9 mph SE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:31 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 13 × 13 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly steep: more than half the view is steeper than 30°, the angle of most avalanche terrain.

Gentle, 0–15°

13.7%

Moderate, 15–30°

13.7%

Steep, 30–45°

53.5%

Cliffs, 45° and over

19.1%

Steeper than 30°: 72.6% of the 169 km² view
Relief in view: 1,310 m low point 1,300 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Shrubland 40.9%Trees 29.1%Bare rock / sparse 21.5%Grassland 7.5%Water 0.9%

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

Where it sits

Where Desolation Canyon sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Mirror Lake3,073 m162 km NNW

Downloads

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JPGDesolation Canyon satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-08-06.

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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 2026-08-06)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Protected area: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
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