Hells Canyon is a valley in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]
Hells Canyon received its name from its treacherous terrain (i.e. the valley was "hell to cross").[2]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hells Canyon (South Dakota)
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.3. University of South Dakota. p. 35.
45°20′32″N 103°51′18″W / 45.34222°N 103.85500°W