Oregon · Ice climbing · Camp Sherman · Near Mount Hood Villages

Eliot Glacier Headwall

4th
grade
Alpine No Fixed
style

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 5 alerts for Mt. Hood National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Mt. Hood National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

One of six routes catalogued at Oregon Volcanoes' Mt. Hood sector, spanning 4th to 5.7. This alpine line has no fixed protection. First ascent: McJury & Leuthold 1935.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Elk Cove Camp

    Campground

    Campground · 2.5 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Summit

    Fast food

    On your way back · 5 mi
  • If it rainsJmasterson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 22 mi from Mount Hood Villages

    Aviation and automobile museum in Oregon, United States

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