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Salt del Mir

One of the waterfalls of Spain.

When to go

Salt del Mir Sant Quirze de Besora
Mikipons · CC BY-SA 4.0

In numbers.

0.29m³/s

Average flow

estimate

Apr–May
Oct–Nov

Best months

765m

Elevation

The water at Salt del Mir, month by month

It roars from March to May and from October to November.

The fullest months: from March to May and from October to November.

  1. 0.3 m³/sJan
  2. 0.2 m³/sFeb
  3. 0.3 m³/sMar
  4. 0.4 m³/sApr
  5. 0.3 m³/sMay
  6. 0.2 m³/sJun
  7. 0.1 m³/sJul
  8. 0.1 m³/sAug
  9. 0.2 m³/sSep
  10. 0.4 m³/sOct
  11. 0.4 m³/sNov
  12. 0.3 m³/sDec
high water best months to go

From about 0.12 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.43 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from April to May and from October to November.

Estimate: the timing comes from rain, snowmelt and evaporation (NASA POWER, 1991–2020); the amounts from the river model of HydroATLAS (WaterGAP, 1971–2000). Dams upstream can change the real flow.

Salt del Mir is a waterfall in Spain.

Getting there.

  • Vidrànearest town · 3.3 km in a straight line
  • Parking 700 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
  • Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 46 km in a straight lineCar hire at GRO airport (Girona)Discover Cars · Affiliate link
  • From April to May and from October to Novemberbest months to go (estimate)

Plan your visit

Stay, explore and get there

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Seen from the sky.

8 × 8 km of cloud-free satellite image, with what OpenStreetMap knows around the falls.

Salt del Mir seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 2 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

The Riera de la Foradada through the falls
700 m750 m800 mSalt del Mir0+0.5 km+1 km+1.5 km← upstreamdownstream →

The line follows the river as mapped in OpenStreetMap; heights from the 30 m Copernicus model, which smooths narrow drops — the published height of the falls is the one above.

The valley below the falls
−690 m+690 m

Around the falls the river drops 133 m in 2.3 km. Here the river runs about 137 m below the lower rim of its valley.

What is around.

  • 3viewpoints
  • 5waymarked walking routesCamí Oliba, Sender de Torelló, Del Castell de Montesqui al Castell de Besora and 2 more
  • 4car parks
  • —swimming spots
  • —picnic sites
  • —toilets
  • —information boards and visitor centres
  • —bus stops within 1 km
  • 2other named waterfalls within 4 kmSalt del Molí de Salgueda, Salt de Canemars
  • —caves
  • 4campsitesTerreny d'acampada El Serrat, Àrea d'autocaravanes de Sant Pere de Torelló, Àrea d'autocaravanes de Motesquiu and 1 more
  • 7hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmCan Font de Ciuret, Serrasolsas, Can Tomàs de Pagès and 4 more
  • 3restaurants and cafés within 3 km

Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, up to 2 km around the falls (unless noted). A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Towns nearby

  • Vidrà3.3 km in a straight line
  • Vilaseca5.6 km in a straight line
  • Torelló7.1 km in a straight line
  • L'Esquirol12 km in a straight line
  • Manlleu12 km in a straight line
  • Ripoll12 km in a straight line
  • Sant Joan de les Abadesses14 km in a straight line
  • Sant Esteve d'en Bas15 km in a straight line

Weather

The weather, month by month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon °C91013162026282823191310
Night °C-1-114813151511830
Rain & snow (mm)433851605736354052765733
Wet days667987578876
Sun h/day4.55.66.36.77.59.19.68.77.45.94.84.5
Snow on the ground (cm)664200000024

Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (765 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.

Photos

Through visitors' eyes.

Salt del Mir
Friviere · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saltdelmir
pepe.cornet · CC BY-SA 3.0
Castell de Santa Maria de Besora (Besora Medieval castle). Osona - panoramio
Otger Cataló · CC BY 3.0

Recent years

Wet years and dry years

Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A wet season above 100 % usually means a fuller waterfall.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020307%9%138%302%102%314%199%135%163%113%277%148%
202173%103%57%77%100%95%43%51%145%38%180%38%
202224%16%219%81%57%36%68%124%100%37%43%76%
202327%84%12%28%100%194%58%112%77%46%16%20%
202435%74%209%177%144%294%81%71%168%146%69%77%
202546%110%469%67%154%37%279%105%197%23%57%455%

130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual

Compare with the waterfalls nearby.

Salt del Mir

Spain

  • —Height
  • 0.29 m³/sAverage flow
  • Apr–May, Oct–NovBest months

Salt de Sallent

Spain

  • 115 mHeight
  • 0.57 m³/sAverage flow
  • Apr–May, Oct–NovBest months

See the guide

Salt d'aigua del Tenes

Spain

  • —Height
  • 0.42 m³/sAverage flow
  • Apr–May, Oct–NovBest months

See the guide

Salt de la Tosca

Spain

  • 6 mHeight
  • 0.78 m³/sAverage flow
  • Apr–May, Oct–NovBest months

See the guide

About these numbers

Names, height, width, riverWikidata (Q109971274) · CC0
River flow and catchmentHydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0
ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020
Relief, river profile, 3D modelCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Paths, viewpoints, parking© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

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