Points of Interest
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| Dug Bar | 45°48′26″N 116°41′22″W / 45.80722°N 116.68944°W / 45.80722; -116.68944 (Dug Bar) | 196 mi 315 km |
1,017 ft 310 m |
Lower Imnaha Road on the Oregon side reaches the Snake at this river bar. |
| Pittsburg Landing | 45°37′57″N 116°28′31″W / 45.6325°N 116.47528°W / 45.6325; -116.47528 (Lower Pittsburg Landing) | 215 mi 346 km |
1,145 ft 349 m |
Deer Creek Road reaches the river and a United States Forest Service campground here, on the Idaho side. |
| Lower end | 45°22′17″N 116°38′18″W / 45.37139°N 116.63833°W / 45.37139; -116.63833 (Hells Canyon (mouth)) | 238 mi 383 km |
1,384 ft 422 m |
Official canyon ends here, according to the Geographic Names Information System. |
| Hells Canyon Dam | 45°14′30″N 116°42′04″W / 45.24167°N 116.70111°W / 45.24167; -116.70111 (Hells Canyon Dam) | 247 mi 398 km |
1,686 ft 514 m |
Furthest downstream in the three-dam Hells Canyon Complex. The only dam in the official canyon. |
| Upper end | 45°09′37″N 116°43′29″W / 45.16028°N 116.72472°W / 45.16028; -116.72472 (Hells Canyon (source)) | 254 mi 409 km |
1,688 ft 515 m |
Official canyon begins here, according to the Geographic Names Information System. |
| Oxbow Dam | 44°57′55″N 116°50′44″W / 44.96528°N 116.84556°W / 44.96528; -116.84556 (Oxbow Dam) | 273 mi 439 km |
1,804 ft 550 m |
Middle dam of the three-dam Hells Canyon Complex. Upstream of the official canyon. |
| Brownlee Dam | 44°50′10″N 116°54′04″W / 44.83611°N 116.90111°W / 44.83611; -116.90111 (Brownlee Dam) | 285 mi 459 km |
2,083 ft 635 m |
Furthest upstream in the three-dam Hells Canyon Complex; not in the official canyon. |
| Hat Point Lookout | 45°26′18″N 116°39′21″W / 45.43833°N 116.65583°W / 45.43833; -116.65583 (Hat Point Lookout) |
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5,784 ft 1,763 m |
Viewpoint on the Oregon side of the canyon rim. |
| Buckhorn Lookout | 45°45′15″N 116°49′22″W / 45.75417°N 116.82278°W / 45.75417; -116.82278 (Buckhorn Lookout) |
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5,328 ft 1,624 m |
Viewpoint on the Oregon side of the canyon rim. |
| Kinney Point | 45°09′59″N 116°39′51″W / 45.16639°N 116.66417°W / 45.16639; -116.66417 (Kinney Point) |
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7,083 ft 2,159 m |
Viewpoint on the Idaho side of the canyon rim. |
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