The deepest point in the Grand Canyon lies at over 1,800 meters below the rim.
The Grand Canyon is renowned as one of the natural wonders of the world. At 445 kilometers long and up to 29 kilometers wide, this Arizona icon is grand in every sense. But it's the sheer depth that is perhaps most astounding.
The deepest point in the Grand Canyon lies at over 1,800 meters below the rim. That’s over 1.6 vertical kilometers to the canyon floor!
To conceptualize just how deep that is, consider the height of the Empire State Building at 380 meters tall. You would need to stack around 20 Empire State Buildings on top of each other to span from the canyon rim to bottom.
With its sunset-colored cliffs revealing millions of years of geological history, the Grand Canyon is already larger than life. Knowing its deepest plunge is over 20 skyscrapers stacked atop each other adds to the feeling of awe.
The Grand Canyon’s enormous scale is humbling. Gazing 1.6 kilometers down into its rocky shadows is a reminder of nature’s immensity and our small place within it.