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# Hells Canyon
- URL: https://www.adamsowards.net/hells-canyon/
- Published: 2023-08-09T07:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-02-16T18:37:38.000Z
- Author: Adam M. Sowards
- Tags: encyclopedia article, publication, 2023, oregon, oregon encyclopedia, pacific northwest history, idaho, hells canyon, dams, wild and scenic rivers act, snake river, william o. douglas

"Hells Canyon," *Oregon Encyclopedia* (August 2023).

[Hells CanyonAs the country’s deepest canyon, at 7,993 feet, Hells Canyon is a place of superlatives rooted in its remoteness. It is a place where people can hike, raft, an…![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fa/10/fa102a82-f50e-4e06-9a70-213785342d94/content/images/icon/OE-favicon-180-1.png)The Oregon Encyclopedia LogoAdam M. Sowards![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fa/10/fa102a82-f50e-4e06-9a70-213785342d94/content/images/thumbnail/mk61rh00f_content.jpg)](https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/hells-canyon/?ref=adamsowards.net)