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Hood, Mount

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Hood, Mount, peak, 11,235 ft (3,424 m) high, NW Oreg., in the Cascade Range, E of Portland; highest point in the state and the center of Mt. Hood National Forest. A symmetrical, dormant volcano with glaciers and forested lower slopes, it is a favorite mountain-climbing and skiing center.

Hood, Mount

Peak, northwestern Oregon, U.S. Located in the Cascade Range at 11,235 ft (3,424 m), it is an extinct volcano that last erupted c. 1865. The snowcapped peak, the highest mountain in the state, is the focal point of Mount Hood National Forest, a popular tourist and recreation area.
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The fundraiser provides an opportunity to train for and participate in a guided group climb to the top of Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, Mount Shasta, Mount Adams or the Grand Teton.
BRIEFLY by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
A recent federal analysis found the coal-fired plant, one of only two in the West without modern pollution controls, is degrading air quality in more than 10 protected parks and wilderness areas, including Mount Hood, Mount Rainier and Mount Jefferson.
Moving on mercury by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
The wilderness areas include Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, Mount Washington, Three Sisters, Diamond Peak and Mountain Lake in the Cascades.
Plan aims to preserve wilderness visibility by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
 
 
 
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