Eruption of Hood
4940 BCE · 45.37° N, 121.69° W
Mount Hood is an active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range and is a member of the Cascade Volcanic Arc. It was formed by a subduction zone on the Pacific Coast and rests in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
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What the records say
- When
- 4940 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 45.37° N, 121.69° W
- Vei
- 2
- Date uncertainty
- ± 150 years
- Vent
- Lower NE flank (SSW of Parkdale)
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
- Volcano number
- 322010
- Eruption number
- 20565
Mount Hood
Stratovolcano in Oregon, United States
Mount Hood is an active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range and is a member of the Cascade Volcanic Arc. It was formed by a subduction zone on the Pacific Coast and rests in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located about 50 miles (80 km) east-east-southeast of Portland, on the border between Clackamas and Hood River counties, and forms part of the Mount Hood National Forest.
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page