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Palo Duro Canyon

Floor809 m2,654 ft
Depth
214 m
Rim
1,040 m
Length
34 km
Tonight
58°FCloudy · Wind 5–15 mph SSE

Palo Duro Canyon is up to 214 m deep: the rim reaches 1,040 m and the floor 809 m, along 34 km.

All facts
Floor
809 m
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Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Palo Duro Canyon

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.2 km NNW

    +2 more within 1.9 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Fortress Cliff Campground

    0.9 km SE · +2 more within 2.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Canyon Rim RV & Campground

    5.2 km NW

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Parking0.2 km NNW
Fortress Cliff CampgroundCampsite0.9 km SE
Parking1.8 km NNW
Parking1.9 km NNW
Hackberry CampgroundCampsite1.9 km NNW
Wolfberry CampgroundCampsite2.2 km SE
Canyon Rim RV & CampgroundCaravan site5.2 km NW
Depth

Depth of Palo Duro Canyon

Up to 214 m deep (typically 177 m) along the 34.0 km in view.

8009001,0001,100214 mrimfloor0102034.0 km

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

3D map

Palo Duro Canyon 3D map

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Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Palo Duro Canyon terrain and contours

10 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 50 mShowing west → east through the centre

Palo Duro 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

Palo Duro Canyon weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 58°F (14°C) · 2% chance of precipitation · Wind 5–15 mph SSE

Palo Duro Canyon forecast for about 865 m.

  • Tonight58°2%5–15 mph SSE
  • Sat59°75°39%5–15 mph SSE
  • Sun55°68°92%10–15 mph SSE
  • Mon53°68°83%5–10 mph S
  • Tue53°70°56%5–15 mph S
  • Wed53°75°4%10–15 mph SSW
  • Thu52°71°33%10–15 mph S

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:45 UTC.

Slope

Slope

Share of the 20.4 × 20.4 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 84% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
84.1%
Moderate, 15–30°
11.2%
Steep, 30–45°
4.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.4%
Steeper than 30°
4.6% of the 416 km² view
Relief in view
294 m low point 808 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 63.5%Trees 16.7%Cropland 16.2%Bare rock / sparse 2.5%Shrubland 0.5%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 10.2 km of Palo Duro Canyon.

NESW2 km5 km12345678
Summit list 8
  1. 1Brushy Butte1,026 m 1.0 km N
  2. 2Capitol Peak945 m 1.7 km SW
  3. 3Timber Mesa993 m 2.6 km W
  4. 4Capitol Mesa979 m 2.8 km SW
  5. 5Red Mesa1,017 m 2.9 km SSW
  6. 6Cooley Butte1,029 m 3.7 km NNW
  7. 7Castle Peak999 m 4.2 km SW
  8. 8Lighthouse Peak962 m 4.4 km SW
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 10.2 km; 1,075 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Northern Cardinal797
  • Eastern Collared Lizard623
  • Wild Turkey600
  • White-crowned Sparrow474
  • Greater Roadrunner466
  • Christmas cholla418
Where it sits

Where Palo Duro Canyon sits

Region
Texas38United 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 2026-09-11)
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
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia