claim: Mount Hood is the highest point of a roller coaster.
evidence: Mount Hood , called Wy'east by the Multnomah tribe , is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc of northern Oregon .. Oregon. Oregon. Cascade Volcanic Arc. Cascade Volcanoes. Multnomah tribe. Multnomah people. stratovolcano. stratovolcano. It was formed by a subduction zone on the Pacific coast and rests in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States .. subduction. subduction. Pacific coast. West Coast of the United States. Pacific Northwest. Pacific Northwest. United States. United States. It is located about 50 mi east-southeast of Portland , on the border between Clackamas and Hood River counties .. Clackamas. Clackamas County, Oregon. Hood River. Hood River County, Oregon. Portland. Portland, Oregon. In addition to being Oregon 's highest mountain , it is one of the loftiest mountains in the nation based on its prominence .. Oregon. Oregon. prominence. Table of the most prominent summits of the United States. The height assigned to Mount Hood 's snow-covered peak has varied over its history .. Modern sources point to three different heights  : 11249 ft , a 1991 adjustment of a 1986 measurement by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey -LRB- NGS -RRB- , 11240 ft based on a 1993 scientific expedition , and 11239 ft of slightly older origin .. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. The peak is home to 12 named glaciers and snowfields .. It is the highest point in Oregon and the fourth highest in the Cascade Range .. Oregon. Oregon. Cascade Range. Cascade Range. Mount Hood is considered the Oregon volcano most likely to erupt ,. Oregon. Oregon. though based on its history , an explosive eruption is unlikely .. Still , the odds of an eruption in the next 30 years are estimated at between 3 and 7 percent , so the U.S. Geological Survey -LRB- USGS -RRB- characterizes it as `` potentially active '' , but the mountain is informally considered dormant .. USGS. United States Geological Survey. U.S. Geological Survey. U.S. Geological Survey. dormant. Dormant volcano