Hood in the Mist
by Don Schwartz
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Hood in the Mist
Artist
Don Schwartz
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Photograph - Digital Photography
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Mist and fog fill the crevices of the rolling hills east of Portland, Oregon as Mt. Hood reveals itself in the distance.
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Mount Hood
Mount Hood reflected in Mirror Lake, Oregon.jpg
Mount Hood reflected in Mirror Lake
Highest point
Elevation 11,239.99 ft (3,425.95 m)NAVD 88[1] 11,240 feet (3,426 m) based on a 1993 scientific expedition,[2] and 11,239 feet (3,426 m)[3]
Prominence 7,706 ft (2,349 m)[4]
Listing Ultra
U.S. state high point
Coordinates 45°22′25″N 121°41′45″WCoordinates: 45°22′25″N 121°41′45″W[1]
Geography
Mount Hood is located in OregonMount HoodMount Hood
Clackamas / Hood River counties, Oregon, USA
Parent range Cascade Range
Topo map USGS Mount Hood South
Geology
Age of rock More than 500,000 years[5]
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt Cascade Volcanic Arc
Last eruption 1866[6]
Climbing
First ascent 1857-07-11 by Henry Pittock, W. Lymen Chittenden, Wilbur Cornell, and the Rev. T.A. Wood[7]
Easiest route Rock and glacier climb
Mount Hood is a dormant volcano, called Wy'east by the Multnomah tribe. It is in the U.S. state of Oregon, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of Portland. It is described as a "potentially active" stratovolcano.
The volcano is 11,240 feet (3,430 m) high. It is the highest point in Oregon. There are several ski resorts on Mount Hood. There are 12 glaciers.
Each year, runners race on foot between Mount Hood and the Pacific Ocean in the "Hood to Coast Relay."
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