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Rainbow Canyon
- Depth
- 330 m
- Rim
- 1,065 m
- Length
- 6.3 km
- Tonight
- 52°FFair · Wind 10–25 mph NW
Rainbow Canyon is up to 330 m deep: the rim reaches 1,065 m and the floor 735 m, along 6.3 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 735 m
Depth of Rainbow Canyon
Up to 330 m deep (typically 260 m) along the 6.3 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.
Rainbow Canyon 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12 × 12 km
Rainbow 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.
Rainbow Canyon elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Rainbow Canyon weather
Tonight · Fair · 52°F (11°C) · 11% chance of precipitation · Wind 10–25 mph NW
Rainbow Canyon forecast for about 1,031 m.
- Tonight52°11%10–25 mph NW
- Sat53°70°1%7–23 mph NNW
- Sun54°72°–3–7 mph ENE
- Mon54°72°–7 mph SSE
- Tue54°74°–6 mph SW
- Wed54°73°–2–6 mph ESE
- Thu53°71°3%2–6 mph S
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:33 UTC.
Camping & parking near Rainbow Canyon
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Rainbow Canyon, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
2.2 km WSW
Nearest trailhead
Darwin Falls Trailhead
Nearest campsite
Panamint Springs Resort Camping & RV
All mapped places 5
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 2.2 km WSW |
| Parking | 2.7 km WSW |
| Father Crowley VistaParking | 3.0 km WSW |
| Darwin Falls TrailheadTrailhead | 3.9 km S |
| Panamint Springs Resort Camping & RVCampsite | 5.3 km ESE |
Slope
Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mostly gentle: 61% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 15.2% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 1,331 m low point 490 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 358 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Brittlebush138
- Creosote Bush131
- Desert fivespot105
- Common Chuckwalla72
- Western Toad71
- Desert rock nettle66
Where Rainbow Canyon sits
- Region
- California152United States932North America1,313
- Protected area
- Death Valley National Park4
Nearby places
Owens Lake1,084 m↑38 km WNW
Telescope Peak3,366 m↑46 km ESE
Saline Valley↑50 km NNW
Diaz Lake↑51 km WNW
Titus Canyon↑61 km NNE
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Rainbow Canyon downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-04)
- 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)
- 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)