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Mount Hood rises to 3,429 m in Oregon. Illumination Rock stands 2,909 m to the west-southwest, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Steel Cliff, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Mount Hood passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
Mount Hood is an active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range and is a member of the Cascade Volcanic Arc. It was formed by a subduction zone on the Pacific Coast and rests in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located about 50 miles (80 km) east-east-southeast of Portland, on the border between Clackamas and Hood River counties, and forms part of the Mount Hood National Forest. With a summit elevation of 11,249 feet (3,429 m), it is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the fourth highest in the Cascade Range. Ski areas on the mountain include Timberline Lodge ski area, which offers the only year-round lift-served skiing in North America, Mount Hood Meadows, Mount Hood Skibowl, Summit Ski Area, and Cooper Spur ski area. Much of the mountain outside the ski areas is part of the Mount Hood Wilderness. Mt. Hood attracts an estimated 10,000 climbers a year. The peak is home to 12 named glaciers and snowfields. Mount Hood is considered the Oregon volcano most likely to erupt. The odds of an eruption in the next 30 years are estimated at between 3 and 7%, so the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) characterizes it as "potentially active", but the mountain is informally considered dormant.
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Wikidata Q275662, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3429 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 23.0 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 22.1 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 24.7 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Zigzag Canyon Rim · 3 mi
- Sahalie Falls Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Buck Point · 21 mi
- Wauna Viewpoint · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crater Rock: 0.3 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 0.7 mi
- Illumination Rock: 0.8 mi
- Barrett Spur: 1.3 mi
- Barrett Spur: 1.5 mi
- Cooper Spur Falls: 1.2 mi
- Newton Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
- Yocum Ridge Falls: 2.3 mi
- Mimie Falls: 2.4 mi
- Gnarl Ridge Shelter Remains: 2.4 mi
- Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin: 4.2 mi
- Susannah Lee Barlow & Samuel Kimbrough Barlow: 5.6 mi
- Win S. Acton: 21.8 mi
- Wind Mountain Overlook: 21.9 mi
- Powder Springs: 7.1 mi
- Powder Springs: 7.2 mi
- Clinger Spring: 7.4 mi
- Jack Springs: 7.6 mi
- Creek: 7.9 mi
- Routson County Park: 7.7 mi
- Dimmick Park: 12.2 mi
- Hoodland County Park: 12.5 mi
- Punchbowl Falls Park: 16.2 mi
- Barlow Wayside Park: 16.8 mi
- Running Free: 22.0 mi
- Reflections of a Cultural Landscape: 24.1 mi
- Hood River Housing: 24.2 mi
- Sayre Taft Colt: 24.5 mi
- Horse: 24.7 mi
- Steel Cliff: 0.3 mi
- Hawkins Ridge: 0.5 mi
- Sandy Glacier Headwall: 0.8 mi
- Illumination Rock: 0.9 mi
- Mississippi Head: 1.9 mi
- Underwater Viewing Chamber: 14.7 mi
- Underwater Viewing Chamber: 14.7 mi
- West Coast Airlines Flight 956: 16.5 mi
- Clackamas Lake Historic Guard Station: 19.2 mi
- Bonneville Fish Hatchery: 22.0 mi
- Toll Bridge County Park: 11.9 mi
- Wildwood Recreation Site: 14.4 mi
- Roaring River Wilderness: 21.5 mi
- Starvation Creek State Park: 21.8 mi
- Pierce Island: 22.9 mi
- Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum: 5.6 mi
- Hutson Museum: 11.2 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 22.1 mi
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum: 22.3 mi
- Cascade Locks Historical Museum: 22.5 mi
- Community Garden: 22.5 mi
- Thomsen Orchard Community Garden: 23.1 mi
- Scott Johnson Community Garden: 23.6 mi
- Westside Community Garden: 23.9 mi
- Frog Lake Day Use Area: 10.9 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 21.6 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 23.2 mi
- Goverment Camp Rest Area: 5.5 mi
- Kodak Point Highway Pullout: 24.0 mi
- Home Valley Beach: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Mount Hood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illumination Rock | WSW 241° | 2,909 m | 0.8 mi |
| Pulpit Rock | N 351° | 2,663 m | 0.7 mi |
| Barrett Spur | N 352° | 2,393 m | 1.5 mi |
| Barrett Spur | N 353° | 2,392 m | 1.3 mi |
| Langille Crags | NE 39° | 2,205 m | 1.7 mi |
| Lamberson Butte | ESE 113° | 2,022 m | 2.6 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,991 m | 8.6 mi |
| Badger Butte | SE 128° | 1,821 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:14 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:38 | 16:27 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357310459
Day trips start here
- Government Camp · 6 mi
- Mount Hood · 13 mi
- Mount Hood and Columbia Gorge · 13 mi
- Cascade Locks · 22 mi
- Hood River · 24 mi
- Stevenson · 24 mi
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