Hells Canyon

American  

[helz kan-yuhn] / ˈhɛlz ˈkæn yən /

noun

1. a canyon on the Snake River in southern Idaho and along the Oregon border: 125 miles (210 kilometers) long with a maximum depth of about 7,900 feet (2,408 meters).

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Etymology

Origin of Hells Canyon

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Two hundred miles southeast of Hells Canyon, cows are mooing and birds are chirping as the sun rises over the Snake River Plain.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2023

In the Columbia River Basin, much of the attention has focused on four dams downstream of Hells Canyon, on a 100-mile stretch of the Lower Snake running across southern Washington.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2023

On the Snake, none of those dams is taller than Brownlee, part of a three-dam complex with Oxbow and Hells Canyon.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2023

Perched on a cliff was a visitor center where we met up with Hells Canyon Adventures, a jet boat tour company offering half-day trips through Class III and IV rapids.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2023

Good views are endless at Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in North America, found in the far northeastern corner of the state.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2023