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mountainous, heavily forested region in northwestern Oregon, U.S. The forest starts about 20 miles (32 km) east of Portland and extends southward along the Cascade Range from the Columbia River for more than 60 miles (100 km). Established in 1908 as the Oregon National Forest, it covers some 1,875 square miles (4,850 square km) of scenic mountains and streams. The forest provides timber, water, forage, wildlife habitats, and recreation; it is drained by the Columbia, Sandy, Clackamas, Hood, and White rivers and their tributaries. Douglas fir is the dominant tree species. Mount Hood (11,235 feet [3,424 metres]), near the centre of the forest, is Oregon's highest point.

Features of the national forest include Mount Hood Wilderness Area and four smaller wilderness areas, Timberline Lodge (built 1937 on Mount Hood), Multnomah Falls (620 feet [190 metres]), Austin and Bagby hot springs, Timothy Lake, portions of the Oregon Trail, and Eagle Creek Trail, leading through a region of waterfalls. Hiking and skiing are two of the many activities available to tourists. Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail traverses the forest from north to south. The Warm Springs reservation of the Paiute, Wasco, and Warm Springs Indians adjoins the forest on the southeast, and the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area runs along its northern border. Headquarters are at Sandy.

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