Big Tree Ponderosa Pine

Historical marker location:

15800 State Recreation Road, La Pine, Oregon

( Marker can be reached from State Recreation Road, 5 miles west of The Dalles-California Highway (U.S. 97).)

Marker installed: 2000

<i>Pinus ponderosa</i>.

The Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, located in northeastern Oregon, is the deepest river gorge in North America. The canyon was carved by the Snake River and is over 7,900 feet deep in some places.