Mount Hood, Mount Hood Wilderness

Name: Mount Hood
Address: Mount Hood Wilderness, United States

#18 among attractions in Mount Hood Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano

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Mount Hood is a potentially active stratovolcano in 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 east-southeast of Portland, on the border between Clackamas and Hood River counties. In addition to being Oregon's highest mountain, it is one of the loftiest mountains in the nation based on its prominence, and it offers the only year-round lift-served skiing in North America. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1857Last eruption: 1866Elevation: 11249 ftProminence: 7706 ftCoordinates: 45°22'25"N, 121°41'46"W

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Mount Hood – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Coalman Glacier, Palmer Glacier, White River Glacier, Sandy Glacier.

~1110 ftSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Coalman Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
6 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.
1.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Palmer Glacier, Mount Hood National Forest
33 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 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
White River Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
27 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.
1.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Sandy Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
27 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.
1.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Reid Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
28 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.
1.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Ladd Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
29 min walk • Ladd Glacier is an alpine glacier on the north slope of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. It lies at an average elevation of 7,500 feet. The glacier lies entirely within Mount Hood Wilderness.
0.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Bull Run National Forest, Mount Hood Wilderness
12 min walk • Bull Run National Forest was established as the Bull Run Forest Reserve by the General Land Office in Oregon on June 17, 1892, with 142,080 acres. After the transfer of federal forests to the U.S. Forest Service in 1905, it became a National Forest on March 4, 1907.
0.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Zigzag Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
21 min walk • Zigzag Glacier is an alpine glacier located on the upper southwest slopes of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. It ranges in elevation from 10,200 to 7,200 feet with fingers in canyons extending to about 6,400 feet, and lies almost entirely within Mount Hood Wilderness.
1.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Sandy Glacier Caves, Mount Hood Wilderness
34 min walk • The Sandy Glacier Caves are a system of glacier caves within the ice of Sandy Glacier on Mount Hood, Oregon. They are thought to be the largest glacier caves in the lower 48 states of the United States.
0.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Newton Clark Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
18 min walk • Newton Clark Glacier is an alpine glacier on the southeast slope of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. The glacier extends from 10,400 to 6,500 feet. The glacier lies entirely within Mount Hood Wilderness.
1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Eliot Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
26 min walk • Eliot Glacier is a glacier on the northeastern slopes of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. Researchers have reported that Eliot Glacier covered an area of 395 acres in 2004 but had retreated 680 meters since 1901, though that decline was less than all but one other glacier on Mount Hood.

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Which popular attractions are close to Mount Hood?

Nearby attractions include Coalman Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness (6 min walk), Bull Run National Forest, Mount Hood Wilderness (12 min walk), Newton Clark Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness (18 min walk), Zigzag Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness (21 min walk).