| Hells Canyon Wilderness | |
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| Location | Wallowa County, Oregon Idaho & Adams Counties, Idaho, U.S. |
| Nearest city | Grangeville, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 45°32′56″N 116°30′04″W / 45.549°N 116.501°W[1] |
| Area | 217,927 acres (881.92 km2) |
| Established | 1975, 49 years ago |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management |
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The Hells Canyon Wilderness is a wilderness area in the western United States, in Idaho and Oregon. Created 49 years ago in 1975, the Wilderness is managed by both the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service and contains some of the most spectacular sections of the Snake River as it winds its way through Hells Canyon, North America's deepest river gorge[2] and one of the deepest gorges on Earth. The Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 added additional acreage and currently the area protects a total area of 217,927 acres (88,192 ha).[3] It lies entirely within the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area except for a small 946-acre (383 ha) plot in southeastern Wallowa County, Oregon which is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The area that is administered by the Forest Service consists of portions of (in descending order of acreage) the Wallowa, Nez Perce, Payette, and Whitman National Forests.[4]
- ^ "Hells Canyon Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: Hells Canyon Overview". U.S. Forest Service. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
- ^ "Hells Canyon Wilderness". Wilderness.net.
- ^ "Wilderness Acreage Breakdown for The Hells Canyon Wilderness". Wilderness.net.