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Rattlesnake Canyon

Floor1,336 m4,383 ft
Depth
272 m
Rim
1,608 m
Length
34.3 km
Tonight
41°FFair · Wind 0 mph

Rattlesnake Canyon is up to 272 m deep: the rim reaches 1,608 m and the floor 1,336 m, along 34.3 km.

All facts
Floor
1,336 m
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Depth

Depth of Rattlesnake Canyon

Up to 272 m deep (typically 63 m) along the 34.3 km in view.

1,3001,4001,5001,6001,700272 mrimfloor0102034.3 km

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

3D map

Rattlesnake Canyon 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 23.7 × 23.7 km

Surface
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Topographic map

Rattlesnake 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

Rattlesnake 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

Rattlesnake Canyon weather

Tonight · Fair · 41°F (5°C) · 15% chance of precipitation · Wind 0 mph

Rattlesnake Canyon forecast for about 1,402 m.

  • Tonight41°15%0 mph
  • Sat44°62°75%0–5 mph ESE
  • Sun40°58°66%0–5 mph NNW
  • Mon40°59°1%0 mph
  • Tue39°62°4%0–5 mph SSW
  • Wed40°61°1%0–5 mph SSW
  • Thu42°62°17%0–5 mph SSE

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

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Rattlesnake Canyon

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

  • Nearest campsite

    Rattlesnake

    0.1 km ENE · +2 more within 0.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    Rustler's Trailhead

    3.0 km ENE · +2 more within 3.0 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
RattlesnakeCampsite0.1 km ENE
Beaver Tail 1Campsite0.4 km NW
Beaver Tail 2Campsite0.5 km NW
Rustler's TrailheadParking3.0 km ENE
Parking3.0 km ENE
Parking3.0 km ENE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 23.7 × 23.7 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 79% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
78.8%
Moderate, 15–30°
14.1%
Steep, 30–45°
5.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
2.1%
Steeper than 30°
7.1% of the 562 km² view
Relief in view
840 m low point 1,336 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Shrubland 32.5%Grassland 21.0%Cropland 17.2%Bare rock / sparse 14.0%Trees 11.1%Built-up 2.9%Water 1.3%

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 11.9 km; 816 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard310
  • Eastern Collared Lizard304
  • Kingcup Cactus270
  • Bighorn Sheep232
  • Plateau Fence Lizard192
  • Colorado Pinyon151
Where it sits

Where Rattlesnake Canyon sits

Region
Colorado59United States932North America1,313
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Nearby places

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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)
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)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia