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Mt. Hood Climbing

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Areas in Mt. Hood

East Side 3

Illumination Rock 6

North Side 7

South Side 9

West Side 5

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Elevation:	11,226 ft	3,422 m
GPS:	45.3733, -121.69569 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Mt. Hood is Oregon's tallest peak and is one of the most popular alpine summits in the world. This iconic mountain lies 70 miles east of Portland and is part of the Cascade Range. Glaciers lie on all sides.

Home to multiple ski areas and a National Forest, Mt. Hood receives a huge amount of use from outdoor enthusiasts all year. It provides the closest alpine climbing to Portland, as well as the closest skiing.

Getting There

The direct route from Portland is easiest: Take I-84 to the Wood Village exit, take a right, and drive through Gresham and Sandy on Hwy. 26. Government Camp is the closest town to the mountain.

An alternate route takes I-84 East from Portland to Hood River, and then the Mount Hood Highway (Hwy. 35) South to join up with Hwy. 26.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Mt. Hood

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

AI1 Easy Snow PG13 315 ● South Side Route Ice, Snow, Alpine S Side
WI3+ Mod. Snow 26 ● North Face Right Gully Trad, Ice, Snow, Alpine 3 pitches N Side
AI1 Mod. Snow 57 ● Leuthold Couloir Ice, Snow, Alpine W Side
AI2 Mod. Snow PG13 8 ● Sandy Glacier Headwall Trad, Ice, Snow, Alpine W Side
Mod. Snow 31 ● Cooper Spur Trad, Snow, Alpine N Side
AI2-3 Steep Snow PG13 40 ● Devil's Kitchen Headwall (DKH) -… Ice, Snow, Alpine 4 pitches S Side
WI3 M4 Mod. Snow 6 ● Ravine Trad, Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine 2 pitches N Side
Mod. Snow 14 ● Sunshine Route Snow, Alpine N Side
AI3 Steep Snow 37 ● Reid Glacier Headwall Ice, Snow, Alpine W Side
AI2-3 Mod. Snow 10 ● Devil's Kitchen Headwall (DKH) -… Ice, Snow, Alpine 2 pitches S Side
AI3 Steep Snow R 6 ● Yocum Ridge Ice, Snow, Alpine W Side
WI4 M4+ PG13 6 ● Black Spider - Fric-Amos Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 3 pitches E Side
4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b AI2-3 Steep Snow 8 ● Eliot Glacier Headwall Ice, Snow, Alpine 5 pitches N Side
Easy 5th 1+ 3 I 5 M 1c Mod. Snow 22 ● Wy'East Snow, Alpine E Side
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a AI3 M3-4 R 4 ● West Ridge Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 4 pitches Illumination Rock