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Hells Canyon
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Hells Canyon

Gorge of the Snake River in the U.S. Forming part of the Idaho-Oregon boundary, it is 125 mi (200 km) long and for 40 mi (64 km) is more than a mile deep. A maximum depth of 7,900 ft (2,400 m) makes it the deepest gorge in North America. With its surrounding area of 662,000 acres (268,000 hectares), Hells Canyon was designated a national recreation area in 1975.



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The dealership's primary coverage area is a vast valley in Northeastern Oregon, with numerous mountain canyons the Elkhorn Mountains to the West and Hell's Canyon to the East.
In Oregon's aptly named Hell's Canyon Wilderness, a botanist climbed a remote rock outcropping and discovered nine colonies of a plant so rare it was thought to be extinct.
Founded in 1920, FirstBank NW is based in Lewiston, Idaho at the northern end of Hell's Canyon.
 
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