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Colorado

Platte Canyon

Floor1,654 m5,427 ft
Depth
535 m
Rim
2,356 m
Length
19.6 km
Tonight
44°FPartly cloudy · Wind 2–12 mph WSW

Platte Canyon is up to 535 m deep: the rim reaches 2,356 m and the floor 1,654 m, along 19.6 km.

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Floor
1,654 m
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Depth

Depth of Platte Canyon

Up to 535 m deep (typically 178 m) along the 19.6 km in view.

1,6001,8002,0002,2002,400535 mrimfloor051019.6 km

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

3D map

Platte Canyon 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 13.9 × 13.9 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Platte 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

Platte Canyon elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Platte Canyon weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 44°F (7°C) · Wind 2–12 mph WSW

Platte Canyon forecast for about 1,784 m.

  • Tonight44°–2–12 mph WSW
  • Sat38°53°49%3–10 mph NNE
  • Sun39°59°52%0–8 mph ENE
  • Mon36°57°19%0–7 mph NE
  • Tue37°65°1%3–8 mph S
  • Wed37°64°4%5–9 mph SE
  • Thu37°61°3%5 mph E

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:46 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Platte Canyon

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.7 km N

    +2 more within 0.9 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Waterton Canyon Trailhead

    1.2 km ENE · +1 more within 6.7 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 5
PlaceDistance
Parking0.7 km N
Parking0.8 km ESE
Parking0.9 km N
Waterton Canyon TrailheadTrailhead1.2 km ENE
High Line Canal TrailheadTrailhead6.7 km NE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 13.9 × 13.9 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 62% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
62.3%
Moderate, 15–30°
24.2%
Steep, 30–45°
12.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.7%
Steeper than 30°
13.5% of the 193 km² view
Relief in view
908 m low point 1,644 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 49.6%Trees 37.1%Built-up 6.6%Water 3.6%Bare rock / sparse 2.0%Cropland 1.2%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 6.9 km of Platte Canyon.

NESW5 km10 km12345
Summit list 5
  1. 1Waterton1,730 m 2.6 km N
  2. 2Goat Mountain2,373 m 4.1 km W
  3. 3Warren Peak2,429 m 4.7 km WNW
  4. 4Plymouth Mountain2,217 m 6.3 km NW
  5. 5Turkshead Peak2,356 m 6.7 km SSW
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6.9 km; 1,715 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Woodhouse's Toad382
  • Mule Deer324
  • Bighorn Sheep319
  • American Bullfrog225
  • Great mullein211
  • Spotted Towhee209
Where it sits

Where Platte Canyon sits

Range
American Cordillera467North American Cordillera271Rocky Mountains104Front Range15
Region
Colorado59United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Front Range 6
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Downloads

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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 2026-08-05)
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)
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