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Mount Hood (Oregon)
Mount Hood, also known as Wy'east, 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 West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast and rests in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located about east-southeast of Portland, Oregon, Portland, on the border between Clackamas County, Oregon, Clackamas and Hood River County, Oregon, Hood River counties, and forms part of the Mount Hood National Forest. Much of the mountain outside the ski areas is part of the Mount Hood Wilderness. With a summit elevation of 11,249 ft (3,429 m), it is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the fourth highest in the Cascade Range. Ski areas on the mountain include Timberline Lodge ski area which offers the only year-round lift-served skiing in North America, Mount Hood Meadows, Mount Hood Skibowl, Summit Ski Area, and Cooper Spur ski area. Mt. Hood attracts an estimated 10,0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Most Prominent Summits Of North America
The following sortable tables comprise the Topographic prominence, most topographically prominent Summit, mountain peaks of North America, greater North America. Each of these 353 summits has at least of topographic prominence. This article defines greater North America as the portion of the continental landmass of the Americas extending westward and northward from the Isthmus of Panama plus the islands surrounding that landmass. This article defines the islands of North America to include the coastal islands of North America, the islands of the Caribbean Sea, the Lucayan Archipelago, the Bermuda Islands, the Islands of Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat), the islands of Northern Canada, the islands of Alaska, and the islands of the northeastern Pacific Ocean. The Hawaiian Islands are not included because they are considered part of Oceania. With the exceptions of North Carolina's Mount Mitchell and New Hampshire's Mount Washington, all of the ultras in the United States are found w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
