Mount Hood received its name in 1792 when Lt. William Broughton named the peak after Lord Samuel Hood, a respected admiral of the British Royal Navy. For the next 100 years, the region remained in relative obscurity.
This changed when land in the area was first put under the protection of the federal government in 1892 as the Bull Run Forest Reserve. In 1908, Bull Run was merged with Cascade National Forest and the two became the Oregon National Forest. Finally, in 1924, the whole area was renamed Mount Hood National Forest.
This reverse image depicts a view of Mount Hood with Lost Lake in the foreground. Inscriptions are MOUNT HOOD, OREGON, 2010 and E PLURIBUS UNUM. Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Mount Hood National Forest.
Mintage:
Philadelphia | Denver | Clad Proof | Silver Proof | 3 Coin Set |
34,400,000 | 34,400,000 | 1,397,101 | 859,435 | 16,563 |