Mount Hood is an

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and

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(CDP) in Hood River County,

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, United States, about northeast of Parkdale on

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. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 286. Mount Hood is the terminus of Oregon Route 281, the Hood River Highway. The community was developed on land owned by a settler named Tieman, and the post office was named for

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, the most notable object in the landscape. In 1976, the

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consolidated the post office with that of Parkdale, which was the larger community. Local residents preferred the name "Mount Hood", however, so the post office was named Mount Hood Parkdale. There were two other localities with post offices named Mount Hood in Oregon, one in Wasco County and one in Yamhill County. The Wasco County post office ran from 1872–1878 and the Yamhill County post office ran from 1854–1862. Both places were probably named for their views of Mount Hood.

Mt. Hood Town Hall

This historic building is the cultural gravitational center of the Mount Hood community, and features art shows, cooking and sewing classes, basketball and tennis contests, exercise classes, weddings, and community meetings.

Demographics

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the

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system, Mount Hood has a

warm-summer Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...

, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Mount Hood, Oregon
/ref> Climate data for parkdale 1 nne, Longitude: -121.589, Latitude: 45.535 Average weather Mount Hood Parkdale, OR - 97041 - 1981-2010 normals

References

Unincorporated communities in Hood River County, Oregon Census-designated places in Oregon Census-designated places in Hood River County, Oregon 1872 establishments in Oregon Populated places established in 1872 Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{HoodRiverCountyOR-geo-stub