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Glenwood Canyon

Floor1,742 m5,715 ft
Depth
1,050 m
Rim
2,873 m
Length
22 km
Tonight
36°FFair · Wind 5–10 mph NNW

Glenwood Canyon is up to 1,050 m deep: the rim reaches 2,873 m and the floor 1,742 m, along 22 km.

All facts
Floor
1,742 m
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Depth

Depth of Glenwood Canyon

Up to 1,050 m deep (typically 821 m) along the 22.0 km in view.

1,5002,0002,5003,0001,050 mrimfloor01022.0 km

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

3D map

Glenwood Canyon 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 16.5 × 16.5 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Glenwood 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

Glenwood 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

Glenwood Canyon weather

Tonight · Fair · 36°F (2°C) · 16% chance of precipitation · Wind 5–10 mph NNW

Glenwood Canyon forecast for about 2,621 m.

  • Tonight36°16%5–10 mph NNW
  • Sat37°53°66%5–10 mph ENE
  • Sun35°49°65%5–10 mph SE
  • Mon34°50°6%5–10 mph SW
  • Tue34°53°11%5–15 mph S
  • Wed33°51°3%5–10 mph SW
  • Thu36°52°14%5–10 mph S

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 22:47 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Glenwood Canyon

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

All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
Parking2.7 km SW
Parking2.8 km SW
Parking2.8 km SW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 16.5 × 16.5 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
43.8%
Moderate, 15–30°
31.0%
Steep, 30–45°
20.6%
Cliffs, 45° and over
4.6%
Steeper than 30°
25.2% of the 272 km² view
Relief in view
1,521 m low point 1,742 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 72.3%Grassland 24.1%Bare rock / sparse 1.6%Built-up 1.0%Water 0.5%

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 8.2 km; 498 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Steller's Jay95
  • Brook Trout62
  • Creeping mahonia59
  • American Dipper53
  • Box elder50
  • Bighorn Sheep49
Where it sits

Where Glenwood Canyon sits

Region
Colorado59United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

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

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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 2026-09-10)
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