Hells Gate
Hells Gate is an abrupt narrowing of British Columbia's Fraser River, located immediately downstream of Boston Bar in the southern Fraser Canyon. The towering rock walls of the Fraser River plunge toward each other forcing the waters through a passage only 35 metres wide.- Opening hours: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction with an elevation of 151 metres
- Description: Geographic Landmark in British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Hell’s Gate”
- Address: 43111 Trans-Canada Highway, Boston Bar, BC V0K 1C0
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boston Bar.
Hells Gate
- Categories: canyon, locality, and tourism
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.78196° or 49° 46′ 55″ north
Longitude
-121.44685° or 121° 26′ 49″ west
Elevation
151 metres (495 feet)
Open location code
84XWQHJ3+Q7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Slovenian—“Hells Gate” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “হেলস গেট (ব্রিটিশ কলাম্বিয়া)”
- Bengali: “হেলস গেট”
- Cebuano: “Hells Gate”
- German: “Hells Gate”
- Hebrew: “הלס גייט”
- Lithuanian: “Pragaro vartai”
- Slovenian: “Vrata pekla, Britanska Kolumbija”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Hells Gate and Austin’s Flat 3.
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Highlights: Fishery Museum and Railway & Chinese Worker Exhibit.
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