Hood, United States

Stratovolcano · 3,426 m (11,240 ft) · US-Oregon

Hood is a stratovolcano in the United States, 3,426 m (11,240 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1800 to 1899. NOAA records 2 significant eruptions here, which killed 2 people where the toll is counted.

Hood on the map

Hood and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

Since 1964
1900 to 1963
1800s
AD 1 to 1799
Before AD 1, or undated

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Now

From the USGS Volcano Hazards Program, read 01:06 UTC. USGS threat ranking: Very High Threat.

Normal / Green Cascades Volcano Observatory rates Hood at alert level Normal, aviation color code Green, since 2021-06-06 04:38 UTC.

CVO Mount Hood GREEN/NORMAL - Magnitude 3.9 earthquake ~4 km south of Mount Hood at 2051 PDT

The latest notice The observatory’s page

The volcano

Type: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 3,426 m (11,240 ft)
Country: United States
Region: US-Oregon
Summit: 45.374° N, 121.695° W
Last known eruption: 1800 to 1899
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 322010

Significant eruptions

2 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near Hood Volcanic ash advisories on the live map

Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Alert levels, color codes and notices from the USGS Volcano Hazards Program and its observatories, public domain. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.