Klootchman Canyon

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Klootchman Canyon is a canyon on the Stikine River in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located south of a bend in the river known as the Devil's Elbow.

Klootchman Canyon is also an alternate but unofficial name for Klootch Canyon on the Skeena River. 57°32′00″N131°44′00″W / 57.53333°N 131.73333°W / 57.53333; -131.73333

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