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Flag Point is a small peak in Badger Creek Wilderness. The summit is graced with one of the tallest lookout towers in Oregon. | Flag Point is a small peak in Badger Creek Wilderness. The summit is graced with one of the tallest lookout towers in Oregon. | ||
| − | The summit area is outside of wilderness boundary and there is an open road to lookout, but it's surrounded by wilderness on all sides. The lookout cabin was closed to visitors and staffed in July 2011 when I visited it (the sign says it's staffed June 1 - October 15), November through May it is available for reservations (see the link below for more information). The entrance to staircase is open, so you may climb the stairs all the way to the cabin for the best view of surrounding mountains. A staff person may invite you in to the lookout cabin and show you around. | + | The summit area is outside of wilderness boundary and there is an open road to lookout, but it's surrounded by wilderness on all sides. The lookout cabin was closed to visitors and staffed in July 2011 when I visited it (the sign says it's staffed June 1 - October 15), but November through May it is available for reservations (see the link below for more information). The entrance to staircase is open, so you may climb the stairs all the way to the cabin for the best view of surrounding mountains. A staff person may invite you in to the lookout cabin and show you around. |
There are also a shed and a solar-powered cabin at Flag Point. This is also the west trailhead for the Douglas Cabin Trail #470, now officially abandoned. | There are also a shed and a solar-powered cabin at Flag Point. This is also the west trailhead for the Douglas Cabin Trail #470, now officially abandoned. | ||
Revision as of 03:47, 4 October 2014
- Hikes including this destination:
- Flag Point Add-on Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Gordon Butte-Douglas Cabin Loop Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Flag Point via Lookout Mountain Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.317762, -121.466625
- Elevation: 5651 feet
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Description
Flag Point is a small peak in Badger Creek Wilderness. The summit is graced with one of the tallest lookout towers in Oregon.
The summit area is outside of wilderness boundary and there is an open road to lookout, but it's surrounded by wilderness on all sides. The lookout cabin was closed to visitors and staffed in July 2011 when I visited it (the sign says it's staffed June 1 - October 15), but November through May it is available for reservations (see the link below for more information). The entrance to staircase is open, so you may climb the stairs all the way to the cabin for the best view of surrounding mountains. A staff person may invite you in to the lookout cabin and show you around.
There are also a shed and a solar-powered cabin at Flag Point. This is also the west trailhead for the Douglas Cabin Trail #470, now officially abandoned.
If you're up for a hike to Flag Point (rather than just driving in), a good approach is via Ball Point - Little Badger Creek Traverse Hike to Helispot Viewpoint junction (3.6 or 4.3 miles, depending on which trailhead you start from), then 3.8 miles via Flag Point Add-on Hike.
Maps
Guidebooks
- How to Rent a Fire Lookout in the Pacific Northwest by Trish McFadden & Tom Foley