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| Mount Hood | |
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Mt. Hood seen from Portland | |
| Elevation: | 11,249 ft (3,429 m) |
| Latitude: | 45° 22′ 24.65″ N |
| Longitude: | 121° 41′ 45.31″ W |
| Location: | Oregon, USA |
| Topo map: | USGS Mount Hood South |
| Range: | Cascades |
| Type: | Stratovolcano |
| Age of rock: | < 500 Kyr |
| First ascent: | 1845 by Sam Barlow and party |
| Easiest route: | rock/glacier climb |
Mount Hood is located about 100 km. (60 mi.) east of Portland, OregonPortland is the largest city in Oregon, and county seat of Multnomah County. It is a major Pacific seaport located about sixty miles from the west coast of the United States, situated on both sides of the Willamette River, just south of its confluence wit. Its snow-covered peak rises on the border between ClackamasClackamas County is a county located in the U. State of Oregon. The county was named after the Native Americans living in the area, the Clackamas, who were part of the Chinook people. As of 2000, the population is 338,391. Its county seat is Oregon City 6 and Hood RiverHood River County is a county created in the U. State of Oregon in 1908. The county was named for the tributary of the Columbia River within its boundaries, Hood River. As of 2000, the population is 20,411. Its county seat is Hood River 6. Economy Agricul counties in Oregon. It is the highest mountainThis article is about the landform. For other meanings, see Mountain (disambiguation). Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. A mountain is generally much higher and ste in Oregon and the fourth-highest in the Cascade Range. It can be seen easily from Portland, OregonPortland is the largest city in Oregon, and county seat of Multnomah County. It is a major Pacific seaport located about sixty miles from the west coast of the United States, situated on both sides of the Willamette River, just south of its confluence wit and Vancouver, WashingtonNot to be confused with the much larger Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver, Washington is a city on the north shore of the Columbia River, in the state of Washington, USA. It is the county seat of Clark County. As of the 2000 census, the city had a tot.
The Native AmericanNative Americans (also Indians Aboriginal Peoples American Indians First Nations Alaskan Natives or Indigenous Peoples of America are the indigenous inhabitants of Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. This term compri name for Mount Hood is Wy'east. It was first described in 1792 by William Broughton, a member of Captain George Vancouver's discovery expedition and was named for a British Admiral, Samuel Hood.
It has erupted repeatedly for hundreds of thousands of years, with the most recent episode ending shortly before the arrival of Lewis and Clark in 1805. It is considered a potentially active volcano, but no major eruptive events have been cataloged since systematic record keeping began in the 1820s. Eleven glaciers cling to the mountain's rocky slopes; these may be a source of potentially dangerous lahars (rapidly moving mudflows) when the mountain next erupts.
Mount Hood is second only to Japan's Mt. Fuji in the number of climbers reaching the summit. It is part of the Mt. Hood National Forest, which has 1.2 million acres, four designated wilderness areas and more than 1,900 km. (1,200 mi.) of hiking trails.
The mountain has five ski areas, including the only ski area in the U.S. that's open 12 months of the year. Timberline Lodge is a National Historic Landmark located on the southern flank of Mt. Hood.