There are many sites with pictographs, the largest of which are Buffalo Eddy, with more than five hundred pictographs, and Pittsburg Landing, where nearly thirty boulders are covered with them.[12] An interpretive site has a short trail to interpretive panels displaying petroglyphs and pictographs.[13]
Recreationedit
There are 17 campgrounds in the national recreation area. Pittsburg Landing, with a river boat launch is the only area with RV camping on the Idaho side,[14] and there are seven on the Oregon side.[15]
Snake River National Recreation Trailedit
The Snake River National Recreation Trail #102[16] (SRNRT) lies within the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area and along the Idaho side of the Snake River, from near Lamont Springs, downstream, to Pittsburg Landing. The SRNRT was designated in 1980 under the National Trails System Act. It was constructed during the period of the late 1800s to about the 1930s. Access to the SRNRT can be gained via road to the trailhead[17] at Pittsburg Landing on the north end of the trail, or, by boat access near Hells Canyon Dam on the south end of the trail. Access can also be gained via trails leading from Seven Devils Wilderness Area trail head at Windy Saddle (elevation 7200' or 2,200 metres) via either the Granite Creek trails or Sheep Creek trails.
Referencesedit
Ewert, Sara E. Dant. "Evolution of an Environmentalist: Senator Frank Church and the Hells Canyon Controversy." Montana: The Magazine of Western History 51 (Spring 2001): 36–51.
^"Wallowa-Whitman National Forest - Snake River National Recreation Trail #102". Fs.usda.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
^"Wallowa-Whitman National Forest - Snake River Trailhead". Fs.usda.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
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Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
April 12, 2024
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Hells Canyon National Recreation Area is a United States national recreation area on the borders of the U S states of Oregon and Idaho Managed by the U S Forest Service as part of the Wallowa Whitman National Forest the recreation area was established by Congress and signed by President Gerald Ford in late 1975 to protect the historic and archaeological values of the Hells Canyon area and the area of the Snake River between Hells Canyon Dam and the Oregon Washington border 2 4 5 Hells Canyon National Recreation AreaHells Canyon in 2002Show map of the United StatesShow map of IdahoLocationOregon amp Idaho U S Nearest cityGrangeville IdahoCoordinates45 36 N 116 30 W 45 6 N 116 5 W 45 6 116 5 1 Area652 488 acres 2 641 km2 EstablishedDecember 31 1975 2 3 4 Governing bodyU S Forest ServiceWebsiteHells Canyon NRA The natural color image of Hells Canyon was captured by NASA s Landsat 7 satellite on September 19 2002 Roughly 215 000 acres 335 sq mi 870 km2 of the recreation area are designated the Hells Canyon Wilderness There are nearly 900 miles 1 400 km of hiking trails in the recreation area The largest portion of the area lies in eastern Wallowa County Oregon Smaller portions lie in southwestern Idaho County Idaho northwestern Adams County Idaho and northeastern Baker County Oregon It was formally dedicated in 1976 in June in Idaho 6 7 and in late July in Oregon 8 9 Contents 1 Hells Canyon Archeological District 2 Recreation 3 Snake River National Recreation Trail 4 References 5 External linksHells Canyon Archeological District editHells Canyon Archeological DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtArea12 000 acres 49 km2 NRHP reference No 84000984 10 Added to NRHPAugust 10 1984All or partly included in the HCNRA is the Hells Canyon Archeological District a 12 000 acre 19 sq mi 49 km2 historic district listed on the U S National Register of Historic Places It includes 536 contributing sites 23 contributing buildings and 58 other contributing structures 10 11 There are many sites with pictographs the largest of which are Buffalo Eddy with more than five hundred pictographs and Pittsburg Landing where nearly thirty boulders are covered with them 12 An interpretive site has a short trail to interpretive panels displaying petroglyphs and pictographs 13 Recreation editThere are 17 campgrounds in the national recreation area Pittsburg Landing with a river boat launch is the only area with RV camping on the Idaho side 14 and there are seven on the Oregon side 15 Snake River National Recreation Trail editThe Snake River National Recreation Trail 102 16 SRNRT lies within the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area and along the Idaho side of the Snake River from near Lamont Springs downstream to Pittsburg Landing The SRNRT was designated in 1980 under the National Trails System Act It was constructed during the period of the late 1800s to about the 1930s Access to the SRNRT can be gained via road to the trailhead 17 at Pittsburg Landing on the north end of the trail or by boat access near Hells Canyon Dam on the south end of the trail Access can also be gained via trails leading from Seven Devils Wilderness Area trail head at Windy Saddle elevation 7200 or 2 200 metres via either the Granite Creek trails or Sheep Creek trails References editEwert Sara E Dant Evolution of an Environmentalist Senator Frank Church and the Hells Canyon Controversy Montana The Magazine of Western History 51 Spring 2001 36 51 Hells Canyon National Recreation Area Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2008 11 25 a b Ford signs NRA bill Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press January 2 1976 p 16A Ford signs canyon bill Spokesman Review Spokane Washington Associated Press January 2 1976 p 1 a b Husk Lee Lewis July 16 2018 Hells Canyon Fifty Year Anniversary 1859 Oregon s magazine Retrieved March 21 2019 Establishment of HCNRA U S Forest Service Archived from the original on 2010 12 03 Retrieved 2007 07 22 Dedication ends Hells Canyon tiff Spokesman Review Spokane Washington Associated Press June 21 1976 p 1 Tate Cassandra June 21 1976 Recreation area dedicated Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho p 1A Second dedication of Hells Canyon set Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho July 30 1976 p 16A O Connell Mary J August 1 1976 It s complete Hells Canyon NRA dedicated Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho p 1A a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 National Register off Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Hells Canyon Archaeological District PDF Keyser James D 1992 Indian Rock Art of the Columbia Plateau p 104 ISBN 0 295 97197 5 Pittsburg Rockart Interpretive Site United States Forest Service Retrieved 20 January 2021 Hells Canyon National Recreation Area Snake River Hells Canyon Oregon Wallowa Valley Wallowa Whitman National Forest Snake River National Recreation Trail 102 Fs usda gov Retrieved 2022 04 14 Wallowa Whitman National Forest Snake River Trailhead Fs usda gov Retrieved 2022 04 14 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hells Canyon National Recreation Area Hells Canyon National Recreation Area Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hells Canyon National Recreation Area amp oldid 1211183081, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
