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Hells Canyon

Floor744 m2,441 ft
Depth
228 m
Rim
972 m
Length
2.6 km
Tonight
33°FFair · Wind 7 mph SE

Hells Canyon is up to 228 m deep: the rim reaches 972 m and the floor 744 m, along 2.6 km.

All facts
Floor
744 m
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Depth

Depth of Hells Canyon

Up to 228 m deep (typically 144 m) along the 2.6 km in view.

6008001,0001,2001,400228 mrimfloor0122.6 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.

3D map

Hells Canyon 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12 × 12 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Hells Canyon terrain and contours

100 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Hells Canyon elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Hells Canyon weather

Tonight · Fair · 33°F (1°C) · 7% chance of precipitation · Wind 7 mph SE

Hells Canyon forecast for about 1,226 m.

  • Tonight33°7%7 mph SE
  • Sat39°54°–5–8 mph SW
  • Sun42°57°13%6–15 mph S
  • Mon40°55°67%3–9 mph S
  • Tue37°48°50%5 mph SW
  • Wed36°50°27%5 mph W
  • Thu37°51°17%3 mph N

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 22:01 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Hells Canyon

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Hells Canyon, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest campsite

    Upper Oregon Hole Campsite

    0.0 km WSW · +2 more within 0.5 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
Upper Oregon Hole CampsiteCampsite0.0 km WSW
Lower Oregon Hole CampsiteCampsite0.2 km NNE
Three Creek CampsiteCampsite0.5 km SSW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly steep: more than half the view is steeper than 30°, the angle of most avalanche terrain.

Gentle, 0–15°
15.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
21.8%
Steep, 30–45°
51.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
11.3%
Steeper than 30°
62.5% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
2,087 m low point 381 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 64.9%Trees 33.5%Water 0.8%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 127 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Lodgepole pine67
  • Douglas-fir24
  • White mariposa lily8
  • Mountain Bluebird5
  • Wild Turkey4
  • Mountain Goat4
Where it sits

Where Hells Canyon sits

Region
Oregon44United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
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Hells Canyon downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-10)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia