Terrain visibility analysis
Can you see Mount Hood from Portland?
Short answer: Yes, from this exact point in Downtown Portland. The terrain does not block the line of sight towards the summit.
Mount Hood is 78.5 km away, towards the east-southeast. From this exact point in Downtown Portland, no mountain blocks the view towards the summit.
View the calculation in SighteloKey figures
- Observation point
- Downtown Portland, United States
- Point of interest
- Mount Hood, United States
- Target elevation
- 3,429 m
- Straight-line distance
- 78.5 km
- Direction to the summit
- 101.2° (east)
Why can the summit be visible?
Between Downtown Portland and Mount Hood, the terrain stays below the line of sight towards the summit. The landscape therefore leaves the view open in that direction.
Why might you still not see it?
The calculation applies only to the point shown and to an eye height of 1.7 m above the ground. Buildings, trees, haze or clouds can hide Mount Hood. The answer can also change from another street or neighbourhood.
Technical details
- Observation point coordinates
- 45.515200, -122.678400
- Summit coordinates
- 45.373514, -121.695917
- Terrain model
- Copernicus DEM 90
- Eye height
- 1.7 m
- Refraction used
- Standard (k = 0.13)