Hells Canyon - Oregon
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Hikenutty
N 45° 26.271 W 116° 39.785
11T E 526351 N 5031647
This is an excellent view of Hells Canyon from the look-out tower at Hat Point, about 5,500 feet above the Snake River running through the bottom of the river gorge.
Waymark Code: WM77J3
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2009
Views: 13
The following information is from the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area's Website:
Hells Canyon, North America's deepest river gorge, encompasses a vast and remote region with dramatic changes in elevation, terrain, climate and vegetation. Carved by the great Snake River, Hells Canyon plunges more than a mile below Oregon's west rim, and 8,000 feet below snowcapped He Devil Peak of Idaho's Seven Devils Mountains. There are no roads across Hells Canyon's 10-mile wide expanse, and only three roads that lead to the Snake River between Hells Canyon Dam and the Oregon-Washington boundary.
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