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	{{~~Infobox~~ Protected area		{{Short description\|Protected area}}
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			{{Infobox protected area
	\| name = Mount Hood Wilderness		\| name = Mount Hood Wilderness
	\| iucn_category = Ib		\| iucn_category = Ib
	\| photo = ~~Glacial~~ ~~Valley~~ ~~MtHoodWilderness~~.~~jpg~~		\| photo = Barrett Spur 2624.JPG
			\| photo_caption = On the northern flank of Mount Hood, Barrett Spur, {{Convert\|7863\|feet\|m}}, divides ] (center) from its eastern neighbor, ].
	\| photo_caption = ] on the west side of Mount Hood
	\| location = ], ]		\| location = ] / ] counties, ], ]
	\| nearest_city = ]		\| nearest_city = ]
			\| coordinates = {{coord\|45\|23\|N\|121\|45\|W\|format=dms\|display=inline,title}}
	\| lat_d = 45
	\| ~~lat_m~~ = 23		\| area_acre = 64742
	\| lat_s = 0
	\| lat_NS = N
	\| long_d = 121
	\| long_m = 45
	\| long_s = 0
	\| long_EW = W
	\| area = {{convert\|67320\|acre}}
	\| established = 1964		\| established = 1964
	\| visitation_num =		\| visitation_num =
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	\| governing_body = ]		\| governing_body = ]
	}}		}}
	The '''Mount Hood Wilderness''' is a protected ] inside the ] ~~which is located~~ in the ] of ]. The area, covering {{convert\|~~67320~~\|acre}}, includes the peak of ] and its upper slopes, and ranges from ]s at the lower elevations, to ]s and rocky ridges at higher elevations.		The '''Mount Hood Wilderness''' is a protected ] inside the ], in the ] of ]. The area, covering {{convert\|64742\|acre}}, includes the peak of ] and its upper slopes, and ranges from ]s at the lower elevations, to ]s and rocky ridges at higher elevations.

	The wilderness wraps around the mountain from west to northeast, and borders ] and ] ski lifts on some of the south and east slopes of the mountain.		The wilderness wraps around the mountain from west to northeast, and borders ] and ] ski lifts on some of the south and east slopes of the mountain.

	==Trails==		==Trails==
	Journeys to the summit are popular, ~~but~~ are ~~certainly not~~ for ~~everyone. ] offers~~ experienced and novice ~~] opportunities~~ to traverse glaciers, snowfields, steep volcanic soil, and deal with rapidly changing and difficult to predict weather.<ref> {{cite web		Journeys to the summit are popular. There are opportunities for experienced and novice mountaineers to traverse glaciers, snowfields and steep volcanic soil, and to deal with rapidly changing and difficult to predict weather.<ref>
			{{cite web
			\| url = http://www.gorp.com/parks-guide/travel-ta-mount-hood-national-forest-oregon-sidwcmdev_066522.html
	\| url = http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_national_forest/or/cli_moun.htm
	\| title = GORP Mount Hood climbing description		\| title = GORP Mount Hood climbing description
	\| ~~accessdate~~=2007-04-17		\| access-date = 2007-04-17
			\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100513021549/http://www.gorp.com/parks-guide/travel-ta-mount-hood-national-forest-oregon-sidwcmdev_066522.html
⚫	}} </ref> More than 10,000 climbers annually make the attempt, making Mount Hood's summit the most visited snowclad peak in America.<ref> {{cite web
			\| archive-date = 2010-05-13
			\| url-status = dead
			}}
		⚫	</ref> More than 10,000 climbers annually make the attempt, making Mount Hood's summit the most visited snowclad peak in America.<ref>{{cite web
	\| url = http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=374		\| url = http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=374
	\| title = Wilderness.net - Mt. Hood Wilderness		\| title = Wilderness.net - Mt. Hood Wilderness
	\| ~~accessdate~~=2007-12-22		\| access-date=2007-12-22
	}} </ref>		}}</ref>

	Numerous trails circle the mountain, from ] on the northwest (which the ] crosses) to ] on the northeast to the ski areas on the south. There are several historic structures (predating the wilderness designation), one of which is the remains of a stone lodge near Cairn Basin on the northwest side. Numerous pristine areas are easily accessible, such as ] on the north side of the mountain near the ].		Numerous trails circle the mountain, from ] on the northwest (which the ] crosses) to ] on the northeast to the ski areas on the south. There are several historic structures (predating the wilderness designation), one of which is the remains of a stone lodge near Cairn Basin on the northwest side. Numerous pristine areas are easily accessible, such as ] on the north side of the mountain near the ].

			] on the west flank of Mount Hood]]
	The best known trail is the forty-one mile ] ~~which circles the mountain. The trail~~, Forest Service trail #600, shares eleven miles with the Pacific Crest Trail and alternates above and below the timberline. The trail is rerouted periodically due to washouts and to avoid sensitive high altitude and ] meadows. It has a handful of informal campsites for backpackers, although camping is permitted anywhere outside the meadows and at least {{convert\|200\|ft}} from water bodies. There are several hazardous stream crossings, especially on the west side and at landslide-prone Eliot Branch near ] which closed the trail there in 2007. The trail has several significant vertical ascents and descents ~~totally~~ {{convert\|9000\|ft}}, mostly at canyon crossings. Elevation of the trail varies from {{convert\|3250\|ft}} (half a mile west of dramatic ] on the west side) to {{convert\|7300\|ft}} on the east side. The trail is accessible from Timberline Lodge, which has free parking for backpackers, and numerous connecting trails.		The best known trail is the forty-one mile ], Forest Service trail #600, which circles the mountain. It shares eleven miles with the Pacific Crest Trail and alternates above and below the timberline. The trail is rerouted periodically due to washouts and to avoid sensitive high altitude and ] meadows. It has a handful of informal campsites for backpackers, although camping is permitted anywhere outside the meadows and at least {{convert\|200\|ft}} from water bodies. There are several hazardous stream crossings, especially on the west side and at the landslide-prone Eliot Branch near Cloud Cap, which closed the trail there in 2007. The trail has several significant vertical ascents and descents totaling {{convert\|9000\|ft}}, mostly at canyon crossings. Elevation of the trail varies from {{convert\|3250\|ft}} (half a mile west of dramatic ] on the west side) to {{convert\|7300\|ft}} on the east side. The trail is accessible from Timberline Lodge, which has free parking for backpackers, and numerous connecting trails.

	==Restrictions==		==Restrictions==
	Wilderness permits are required, but free, to enter the area and can be filled out at ranger stations or at kiosks along trails where they enter the wilderness. Climbers ascending to or near the summit ~~should~~ register (and sign out at return) ~~at the climber's registration~~ in ] day lodge, or at other wilderness permit registration kiosks. ]s can be ~~inexpensively~~ rented in ] and at some area recreation businesses.		Wilderness permits are required, but free, to enter the area and can be filled out at ranger stations or at kiosks along trails where they enter the wilderness. Climbers ascending to or near the summit are required to register (and sign out at return) in ] day lodge, or at other wilderness permit registration kiosks. ]s can be rented in ] and at some area recreation businesses.

	]s do not allow ~~] or ]~~ vehicles, including ]s. Although ] and ] are allowed with proper permit, no roads or buildings are constructed and there is also no ] or ], in compliance with the 1964 ]. Wilderness areas within ]s and ] areas ~~also~~ allow ] in season.		]s do not allow vehicles, including bicycles. Although camping and fishing are allowed with proper permit, no roads or buildings are constructed and there is also no logging or mining, in compliance with the 1964 ]. Wilderness areas within ] and ] areas do allow hunting in season.
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	==Gallery==
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	<gallery>
	Image:Mt Hood Wilderness near Ramona Falls.jpg\|]s on the west side of the mountain.
	Image:Sandy River Headwaters.jpg\|The head waters of the ].
	Image:MtHoodWilderness Ramona Falls .jpg\|Ramona Falls
	</gallery>

⚫	==References==
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	==See also==		==See also==
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		⚫	==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	{{~~commonscat~~\|Mount Hood Wilderness}}		{{Commons and category\|Mount Hood Wilderness}}
	* - Wilderness.net		* - Wilderness.net
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	* - Oregon Wild		* - Oregon Wild
	* from ], March 10, 2008		* from ], March 10, 2008
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	{{Protected ~~Areas~~ of Oregon}}		{{Protected areas of Oregon}}
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Latest revision as of 05:49, 6 January 2025

Protected area

Mount Hood Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
On the northern flank of Mount Hood, Barrett Spur, 7,863 feet (2,397 m), divides Ladd Glacier (center) from its eastern neighbor, Coe Glacier.

Location	Clackamas / Hood River counties, Oregon, USA
Nearest city	Government Camp, Oregon
Coordinates	45°23′N 121°45′W / 45.383°N 121.750°W / 45.383; -121.750
Area	64,742 acres (262.00 km)
Established	1964
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service

The Mount Hood Wilderness is a protected wilderness area inside the Mount Hood National Forest, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The area, covering 64,742 acres (26,200 ha), includes the peak of Mount Hood and its upper slopes, and ranges from temperate rain forests at the lower elevations, to glaciers and rocky ridges at higher elevations.

The wilderness wraps around the mountain from west to northeast, and borders Timberline Lodge and Mount Hood Meadows ski lifts on some of the south and east slopes of the mountain.

Trails

Journeys to the summit are popular. There are opportunities for experienced and novice mountaineers to traverse glaciers, snowfields and steep volcanic soil, and to deal with rapidly changing and difficult to predict weather. More than 10,000 climbers annually make the attempt, making Mount Hood's summit the most visited snowclad peak in America.

Numerous trails circle the mountain, from Lolo Pass on the northwest (which the Pacific Crest Trail crosses) to Cloud Cap on the northeast to the ski areas on the south. There are several historic structures (predating the wilderness designation), one of which is the remains of a stone lodge near Cairn Basin on the northwest side. Numerous pristine areas are easily accessible, such as Elk Cove on the north side of the mountain near the tree line.

The best known trail is the forty-one mile Timberline Trail, Forest Service trail #600, which circles the mountain. It shares eleven miles with the Pacific Crest Trail and alternates above and below the timberline. The trail is rerouted periodically due to washouts and to avoid sensitive high altitude and alpine meadows. It has a handful of informal campsites for backpackers, although camping is permitted anywhere outside the meadows and at least 200 feet (61 m) from water bodies. There are several hazardous stream crossings, especially on the west side and at the landslide-prone Eliot Branch near Cloud Cap, which closed the trail there in 2007. The trail has several significant vertical ascents and descents totaling 9,000 feet (2,700 m), mostly at canyon crossings. Elevation of the trail varies from 3,250 feet (990 m) (half a mile west of dramatic Ramona Falls on the west side) to 7,300 feet (2,200 m) on the east side. The trail is accessible from Timberline Lodge, which has free parking for backpackers, and numerous connecting trails.

Restrictions

Wilderness permits are required, but free, to enter the area and can be filled out at ranger stations or at kiosks along trails where they enter the wilderness. Climbers ascending to or near the summit are required to register (and sign out at return) in Timberline's day lodge, or at other wilderness permit registration kiosks. Mountain Locator Units can be rented in Government Camp and at some area recreation businesses.

U.S. Wilderness Areas do not allow vehicles, including bicycles. Although camping and fishing are allowed with proper permit, no roads or buildings are constructed and there is also no logging or mining, in compliance with the 1964 Wilderness Act. Wilderness areas within National Forests and Bureau of Land Management areas do allow hunting in season.

References

"GORP Mount Hood climbing description". Archived from the original on May 13, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2007.
"Wilderness.net - Mt. Hood Wilderness". Retrieved December 22, 2007.

External links

Mount Hood Wilderness information - Wilderness.net
TopoQuest map
Satellite image (Google Mapping)
Forests and Global Warming - Oregon Wild
"Mount Hood Expansion Blocked" from BlueOregon, March 10, 2008
Timberline Trail information

Protected areas of Oregon

Heritage registers: National Register of Historic Places; National Historic Landmarks; National Natural Landmarks; World Network of Biosphere Reserves

Federal

NPS

National Parks	Crater Lake
National Historic Parks and Sites	Fort Vancouver NHS Lewis and Clark NHP Nez Perce NHP
National monuments	John Day Fossil Beds Newberry National Volcanic Monument (USFS) Oregon Caves

USFS

National Forests	Deschutes Fremont–Winema Malheur Mount Hood Ochoco Rogue River–Siskiyou Siuslaw Umatilla Umpqua Wallowa–Whitman Willamette
National Grasslands	Crooked River
National recreation areas	Hells Canyon Mount Hood Oregon Dunes
Scenic areas	Cape Perpetua Columbia River Gorge

National Wildlife Refuge System	Ankeny Bandon Marsh Baskett Slough Bear Valley Cape Meares Cold Springs Deer Flat Hart Mountain Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer Klamath Marsh Lewis and Clark Lower Klamath Malheur McKay Creek Nestucca Bay Oregon Islands Siletz Bay Three Arch Rocks Tualatin River Umatilla Upper Klamath Wapato Lake William L. Finley
Wilderness areas	Badger Creek Black Canyon Boulder Creek Bridge Creek Bull of the Woods Clackamas Copper Salmon Cummins Creek Devil's Staircase Diamond Peak Drift Creek Eagle Cap Gearhart Mountain Grassy Knob Hells Canyon Kalmiopsis Lower White River Mark O. Hatfield Menagerie Middle Santiam Mill Creek Monument Rock Mount Hood Mount Jefferson Mount Thielsen Mount Washington Mountain Lakes North Fork John Day North Fork Umatilla Opal Creek Oregon Badlands Red Buttes Roaring River Rock Creek Rogue–Umpqua Divide Salmon–Huckleberry Sky Lakes Soda Mountain Spring Basin Steens Mountain Strawberry Mountain Table Rock Three Sisters Waldo Lake Wenaha–Tucannon Wild Rogue
National Conservation Lands	Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
National Wild and Scenic Rivers	List of Oregon's National Wild and Scenic Rivers
Other protected areas	Cascade Head Preserve Christmas Valley Sand Dunes Fossil Lake Area of Critical Environmental Concern Lost Forest Research Natural Area Sandy River Delta South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve Upper and Lower Table Rock Wildwood Recreation Site

State

Parks

North Coast	Arcadia Beach Bob Straub Bradley Cape Kiwanda Cape Lookout Cape Meares Clay Myers at Whalen Island Del Rey Beach Ecola Elmer Feldenheimer Fishing Rock Fort Stevens Gearhart Ocean Haystack Hill Hug Point John Yeon Manhattan Beach Munson Creek Falls Neahkahnie–Manzanita Nehalem Bay Oceanside Beach Oswald West Rockaway Beach Sunset Beach Sunset Highway Forest Sitka Sedge Symons Tolovana Beach Twin Rocks Wilson River Highway Forest
Central Coast	Agate Beach Alsea Bay Beachside Beaver Creek Beverly Beach Boiler Bay Carl G. Washburne Collins Creek D River Darlingtonia Devils Lake Devils Punch Bowl Driftwood Beach Ellmaker Fogarty Creek Gleneden Beach Governor Patterson H.B. Van Duzer Heceta Head Lighthouse Jessie M. Honeyman Joaquin Miller Forest L. Presley & Vera C. Gill Lost Creek Muriel O. Ponsler Neptune Neskowin Beach Ona Beach Otter Crest Pritchard Roads End Rocky Creek San Marine Seal Rock Smelt Sands South Beach Stonefield Beach Tokatee Klootchman W. B. Nelson Whale Watching Yachats Yachats Ocean Road Yaquina Bay
South Coast	Albert H. Powers Alfred A. Loeb Arizona Beach Bandon Bolon Island Tideways Bullards Beach Cape Arago Cape Blanco Cape Sebastian Conde B. McCullough Coquille Myrtle Grove Crissey Field Elk Creek Tunnel Forest Face Rock Floras Lake Geisel Monument Golden and Silver Falls Harris Beach Hoffman Humbug Mountain Hutchinson Lone Ranch Maria C. Jackson McVay Rock Ophir Otter Point Paradise Point Pistol River Port Orford Cedar Forest Port Orford Heads Samuel H. Boardman Seven Devils Shore Acres Sisters Rock Sunset Bay Sweet Myrtle Umpqua Umpqua Lighthouse Umpqua Myrtle William M. Tugman Winchuck Yoakam Point
Portland Metro	Banks–Vernonia Bonnie Lure Government Island L. L. "Stub" Stewart Mary S. Young Milo McIver Tryon Creek Willamette Stone
Columbia River Gorge/ Mount Hood	Ainsworth Benson Bonneville Bridal Veil Falls Crown Point Dabney Dalton Point George W. Joseph Guy W. Talbot Historic Columbia River Highway John B. Yeon Koberg Beach Lang Forest Lewis and Clark Lindsey Creek Mayer McLoughlin Memaloose Multnomah Falls Portland Women's Forum Rocky Butte Rooster Rock Seneca Fouts Shepperd's Dell Sheridan Starvation Creek Viento Vinzenz Lausmann Wyeth Wygant
Willamette Valley	Alderwood Bald Peak Blachly Mountain Forest Bowers Rock Cascadia Champoeg Detroit Lake Dexter Elijah Bristow Erratic Rock Fall Creek Fort Yamhill Holman Jasper Lowell Luckiamute Maples Maud Williamson Molalla River North Santiam Sarah Helmick Silver Falls State Capitol Thompson's Mills Washburne Willamette Mission Willamette Greenway
Southern Oregon	Ben Hur Lampman Canyon Creek Forest Casey Collier Memorial Illinois River Forks Jackson F. Kimball Joseph H. Stewart Klamath Falls – Lakeview Forest OC&E Woods Line Prospect Rough and Ready Forest Stage Coach Forest TouVelle Tub Springs Valley of the Rogue Wolf Creek Inn
Central Oregon	Cline Falls Cottonwood Canyon Deschutes River Dyer Elliott Corbett La Pine Ochoco Peter Skene Ogden Pilot Butte Prineville Reservoir Redmond–Bend Juniper Sisters Smith Rock The Cove Palisades Tumalo White River Falls
Eastern Oregon	Bates Battle Mountain Forest Blue Mountain Forest Booth Catherine Creek Chandler Clyde Holliday Crooked Creek Deadman's Pass Emigrant Springs Farewell Bend Fort Rock Fort Rock Cave Frenchglen Hotel Goose Lake Hat Rock Hilgard Junction Kam Wah Chung Lake Owyhee Minam Ontario Pete French Round Barn Red Bridge Succor Creek Sumpter Valley Dredge Ukiah–Dale Forest Unity Forest Unity Lake Wallowa Lake Wallowa Lake Highway Forest Wallowa River

Forests

Wildlife
areas

Local

Metro	Blue Lake Cooper Mountain Glendoveer Graham Oaks Howell Oregon Zoo Oxbow Smith and Bybee Mount Talbert
Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District	Tualatin Hills Nature Park

Category
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Portland
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Trails

Restrictions

See also

References

External links