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Sumidero Canyon

Floor382 m1,253 ft
Depth
964 m
Rim
1,369 m
Length
38.5 km
Tonight
15°CCloudy · Wind 16 km/h NW

Sumidero Canyon is up to 964 m deep: the rim reaches 1,369 m and the floor 382 m, along 38.5 km.

All facts
Floor
382 m
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3D map

Sumidero Canyon 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 28.7 × 28.7 km

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Topographic map

Sumidero Canyon topographic map

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 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

Sumidero Canyon elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Depth

Depth of Sumidero Canyon

Up to 964 m deep (typically 587 m) along the 38.5 km in view.

2505007501,0001,2501,500964 mrimfloor0102038.5 km

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

Weather

Sumidero Canyon weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 15°C (59°F) · Wind 16 km/h NW

Sumidero Canyon forecast for about 1,369 m.

  • Tonight15°–16 km/h NW
  • Sat15°23°–21 km/h NW
  • Sun14°25°0.1 mm23 km/h NW
  • Mon14°24°–11 km/h NW
  • Tue14°24°–9 km/h NW
  • Wed15°25°0.9 mm10 km/h NW
  • Thu14°24°0.5 mm13 km/h NW
  • Fri16°25°–12 km/h NW
  • Sat15°24°0.1 mm12 km/h NW
  • Sun17°25°1.5 mm10 km/h NW

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Sumidero Canyon

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

All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
Parking2.5 km SSE
Parking Roblar; Mirador RoblarParking3.2 km ESE
Parking3.4 km ESE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 28.7 × 28.7 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 59% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
59.1%
Moderate, 15–30°
31.3%
Steep, 30–45°
7.4%
Cliffs, 45° and over
2.2%
Steeper than 30°
9.6% of the 824 km² view
Relief in view
1,487 m low point 338 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 40.5%Grassland 30.1%Shrubland 14.3%Built-up 11.3%Water 2.2%Cropland 1.4%

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 14.3 km; 3,542 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • American Crocodile511
  • Russet-crowned Motmot370
  • Great Egret325
  • Black Vulture319
  • Golden-fronted Woodpecker304
  • Clay-colored Thrush293
Where it sits

Where Sumidero Canyon sits

Region
Mexico31North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © 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.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-02-15)
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)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia