Mount Hood Oregon Map

About Mount Hood, Oregon

Mount Hood is a locality in Hood River County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 310. The population density is 62.4 people per km². Mount Hood is located at 45.5379°N, 121.5684°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 97041.

Mount Hood rises with a stoic, singular presence above the dense, shadowed timber of the Mt. Hood National Forest. It lies 19.3 miles west-southwest of The Dalles, OR (from The Dalles, OR: bearing 258°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south of Odell. The Mount Hood Canal carves a steady, purposeful line through the landscape, its waters mirroring the muted greys and deep, mossy greens of the surrounding canopy. Only a mile away, the stillness of Aubert Reservoir offers a quiet counterpoint to the persistent, low-frequency hum of the woods, where the air holds a permanent, damp chill that clings to the bark of towering conifers. To the east, the rugged silhouette of the Cascade Range looms on the far horizon, a jagged reminder of the tectonic forces that shaped this high, inland terrain. In the deep, sheltered pockets of the earth, Hutson Gulch deepens the topography, creating a natural basin that traps the morning mist until well past noon, leaving the ferns heavy with beads of condensation.

Mount Hood bears the marks of a history built on the extraction of timber and the slow, deliberate rhythm of mountain life. The local economy remains tethered to the land, moving in cycles that align with the seasonal shifts of the forest rather than the frantic pace of the lowlands. Those who traverse the Johns Mill Trail find remnants of the old logging days, where the rusted iron of bygone industry is gradually being reclaimed by the aggressive, relentless growth of salal and pine. The influence of the wilderness is absolute; the distant, thunderous sound of Punchbowl Falls carries through the valley on quiet afternoons, a constant reminder of the elemental power flowing through the region. Even the distant, frozen expanse of Langille Glacier seems to exert a gravitational pull on the local temperament, fostering a culture of endurance and a quiet, inward-looking focus that defines the character of those who choose to live in the shadow of Mount Hood.

About This Mount Hood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Hood, Oregon. Coordinates: 45.537895, -121.568408. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Mount Hood includes the ZIP code (97041), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Hood River County (Hood River), and school district assignment (Hood River County School District 1).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.