Magic Mile, Mount Hood National Forest

Name: Magic Mile
Address: Mount Hood National Forest, United States

#29 among attractions in Mount Hood National Forest

Sport venue, Sport

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The Magic Mile is an aerial chairlift at Timberline Lodge ski area, Mount Hood, Oregon, U.S. It was named for its unique location above the tree line and for its original length. When constructed by Byron Riblet in 1938, it was the longest chairlift in existence, the second in the world to be built as a passenger chairlift, and the first to use metal towers. ()

Coordinates: 45°20'18"N, 121°42'47"W

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Mount Hood National Forest United States

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Day trips

Magic Mile – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Timberline Lodge ski area, Mount Hood Meadows, Summit Pass, Silcox Hut.

0.6 miS
Winter sport, Ski area
Timberline Lodge ski area, Government Camp
15 min walk • Timberline Lodge ski area is the ski and snowboarding area of Timberline Lodge, a National Historic Landmark in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is one of a few ski areas in the United States with most of the skiable terrain below the main lodge.
2.6 miE
Winter sport, Ski area
Mount Hood Meadows, Mount Hood National Forest
66 min walk • Mount Hood Meadows is a ski resort on the southeastern face of Mount Hood in northern Oregon, and is the largest of the mountain's ski resorts. It is located about 67 miles east of Portland, and 35 miles from Hood River along Oregon Route 35. It has both Alpine and Nordic ski areas and offers night skiing, lessons and equipment rentals.
2.7 miSW
Winter sport, Ski area
Summit Pass, Mount Hood National Forest
69 min walk • Summit Pass is a small ski area located on Mount Hood, alongside the Mount Hood Highway in Government Camp, Oregon. Built in 1927, it is the oldest ski area in the Pacific Northwest. In addition to downhill skiing and snowboarding, Summit also offers snow tubing and Nordic trails.
0.5 miNE
Hiking, View point, Alpine hut
Silcox Hut, Mount Hood National Forest
13 min walk • The Silcox Hut is a small rustic mid-mountain lodge located at 6,950 feet elevation on Mount Hood, Oregon, United States. It is approximately 1,000 feet vertical above Timberline Lodge and roughly one mile distance directly up the mountain.
3.1 miSW
45°18'13"N • 121°45'11"W
Mt Hood Cultural Center & Museum, Government Camp
79 min walk • Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
2.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Coalman Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
61 min walk • The Coalman Glacier is a glacier located on the upper slopes of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the mountain's highest glacier ranging from about 11,200 to 10,500 ft, located within the crater rim, southwest of the peak.
0.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Little Zigzag River, Mount Hood Wilderness
18 min walk • The Little Zigzag River is a tributary, about 5 miles long, of the Zigzag River in the U.S. state of Oregon. The Zigzag and Little Zigzag drain the Zigzag Glacier on Mount Hood, a high volcanic peak in the Cascade Range.
1.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Palmer Glacier, Mount Hood National Forest
34 min walk • Palmer Glacier is a glacier on the south slopes of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. The glacier is situated at an elevation range of 9,300 to 6,200 feet, and was named for Joel Palmer, an Oregon pioneer.
1.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
White River Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
40 min walk • White River Glacier is an alpine glacier located on the south slopes of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. It ranges in elevation from about 10,000 to 6,200 feet.
3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Sandy Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
76 min walk • Sandy Glacier is an alpine glacier located on the west slope of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. It extends in elevation from about 8,800 to 6,000 feet. The glacier is the source of Muddy Fork, a tributary of the Sandy River. The upper extent of the glacier is known for extensive crevasses.
2.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Reid Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
59 min walk • Reid Glacier is an alpine glacier located on the west slope of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. It ranges in elevation from about 9,800 to 6,000 feet. The glacier is the source of the Sandy River. The upper extent of the glacier is known for extensive crevasses.