Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum
Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,189 m. Mount Hood stands 3,429 m to the north-northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Susannah Lee Barlow & Samuel Kimbrough Barlow, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Mount Hood runs past it.
What to expect
- Fee
- donation
How to reach it
- On the Mount Hood, National
- 19.5 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 24.9 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 25.3 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
Overlooks nearby
- Zigzag Canyon Rim · 3 mi
- Sahalie Falls Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Wauna Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Glen Thomas Site · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Multorpor Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Tom Dick and Harry Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Eureka Peak: 2.2 mi
- Laurel Hill: 2.7 mi
- Veda Butte: 3.3 mi
- Little Zigzag Falls: 2.0 mi
- Yocum Falls: 2.0 mi
- Middle Mimie Falls: 3.5 mi
- Mimie Falls: 3.6 mi
- Lower Dryer Falls: 3.8 mi
- Kane Springs: 9.3 mi
- Kane Springs: 9.4 mi
- Jack Springs: 10.0 mi
- Creek: 10.9 mi
- Senecal Spring: 11.6 mi
- Mississippi Head: 3.9 mi
- Illumination Rock: 4.9 mi
- Hawkins Ridge: 5.2 mi
- Steel Cliff: 5.3 mi
- Sandy Glacier Headwall: 5.4 mi
- Hoodland County Park: 9.9 mi
- Routson County Park: 13.1 mi
- Barlow Wayside Park: 15.1 mi
- Dimmick Park: 17.8 mi
- Hole in the Wall Day Use Area: 20.4 mi
- West Coast Airlines Flight 956: 12.2 mi
- Underwater Viewing Chamber: 12.2 mi
- Underwater Viewing Chamber: 12.3 mi
- Clackamas Lake Historic Guard Station: 14.2 mi
- Bonneville Fish Hatchery: 24.8 mi
- Susannah Lee Barlow & Samuel Kimbrough Barlow: 0.0 mi
- Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin: 5.4 mi
- Gnarl Ridge Shelter Remains: 6.4 mi
- Win S. Acton: 24.8 mi
- Frog Lake Day Use Area: 6.6 mi
- Two Rivers Picnic Site: 24.0 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 24.8 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 24.9 mi
- Wildwood Recreation Site: 12.0 mi
- Roaring River Wilderness: 16.2 mi
- Toll Bridge County Park: 17.4 mi
- Hutson Museum: 16.8 mi
- Wamic Historical Museum: 24.1 mi
- Goverment Camp Rest Area: 0.4 mi
- Running Free: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hood | NNE 30° | 3,429 m | 5.6 mi |
| Illumination Rock | NNE 25° | 2,909 m | 4.9 mi |
| Pulpit Rock | NNE 26° | 2,663 m | 6.2 mi |
| Barrett Spur | NNE 22° | 2,393 m | 6.8 mi |
| Barrett Spur | NNE 23° | 2,392 m | 6.7 mi |
| Langille Crags | NNE 32° | 2,205 m | 7.2 mi |
| Lamberson Butte | NE 53° | 2,022 m | 6.4 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ENE 76° | 1,991 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:14 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:38 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 59 | 54 | 45 | 36 | 31 |
| Precip in | 12.6 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 12.7 | 14.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Government Camp, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/368567705
Day trips start here
- Government Camp · 0 mi
- Mount Hood and Columbia Gorge · 18 mi
- Mount Hood · 19 mi
- Cascade Locks · 26 mi
- Stevenson · 28 mi
- Hood River · 30 mi
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