Difference between revisions of "Flag Point"
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Revision as of 23:01, 18 October 2020
- 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)
- Palisade Point via Fret Creek 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 is staffed during the summer. It used to be available to rent November through May, but in 2016 the Forest Service removed it from the rental program. If the lookout is staffed, do not go up the tower unless you are invited to.
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 School Canyon-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.
Guidebooks
- How to Rent a Fire Lookout in the Pacific Northwest by Trish McFadden & Tom Foley
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