Mount Hood

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.

Oregon Cascades · Hood River County · United States · 3,425 m

Mt Hood from Trillium Lake with a clear blue sky and a local (a duck) hanging around in the lake.

About Mount Hood

Mount Hood is a stratovolcano in northwestern Oregon, about 50 miles east of Portland, and at 11,244 feet is Oregon’s highest point and the fourth-highest peak in the Cascade Range . The mountain is centered in the Mount Hood National Forest and is the state’s tallest volcanic mountain .

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.

Mount Hood is a stratovolcano in northwestern Oregon, about 50 miles east of Portland, and at 11,244 feet is Oregon’s highest point and the fourth-highest peak in the Cascade Range . The mountain is centered in the Mount Hood National Forest and is the state’s tallest volcanic mountain .

Documented mountaineering milestones

  • 1857 — First officially recorded summit ascent: Henry Pittock and team
  • 1894 — Founding of the Mazamas on the summit of Mount Hood: William G. Steel and 104 other charter members

Routes and approaches

The South Side is the mountain’s most commonly followed climbing route, with the Mount Hood National Forest identifying climbing access and permit administration for travel above 9,500 feet .

These records are loaded from the existing route API. No route metrics are invented when the source does not provide them.

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Sources and provenance

Mountain information is factual reference only, not a current conditions or safety report.

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