Mount Hood is in a mountain range.
Mount Hood , called Wy'east by the Multnomah tribe , is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc of northern Oregon . In addition to being Oregon 's highest mountain , it is one of the loftiest mountains in the nation based on its prominence . It is the highest point in Oregon and the fourth highest in the Cascade Range . Mount Hood , also known as Hood Mountain is a mountain near the southeastern edge of Santa Rosa , California at the northeast of the Sonoma Valley and attains a height of 2733 ft. The original name was Mount Wilikos , an Indian name meaning `` willows . '' Mount Hood is part of the inner coast Mayacamas Range , and lies mostly within Sonoma County , with a part of the mountain geographically within Napa County .