*Last updated December 4, 2025
Below is a table summarizing each of the county high points in Oregon I’ve visited (in the order of their completion). If you click on the high point’s name, you’ll get my trip report for that county. At the bottom of this post, I’ve also included some interesting trivia and metrics from my visits.
| Order | High Point | County | Mountain Range | Date |
| 1 & 2 | Mt. Hood | Clackamas Co. & Hood River Co | Cascade Mountains | May 20, 2022 |
| 3 | Grayback Mountain | Josephine Co. | Klamath Mountains | May 29, 2023 |
| 4 | Marys Peak | Benton Co. | Oregon Coast Range | Jun. 7, 2023 |
| 5 | Spanish Peak | Wheeler Co. | Ochoco Mountains | Jul. 10, 2023 |
| 6 | Lookout Mountain | Crook Co. | Ochoco Mountains | Jul. 11, 2023 |
| 7 | Olallie Butte (NE Slope) | Wasco Co. | Cascade Mountains | Jul. 28, 2023 |
| 8 & 9 | South Sister | Deschutes Co. & Lane Co. | Cascade Mountains | Jul. 31, 2023 |
| 10 | Black Mountain | Morrow Co. | Blue Mountains | Aug. 1, 2023 |
| 11 | Tower Mountain | Umatilla Co. | Blue Mountains | Aug. 1, 2023 |
| 12 | Strawberry Mountain | Grant Co. | Strawberry Mountains | Aug 2, 2023 |
| 13 | Long Mountain | Columbia Co. | Oregon Coast Range | Apr. 14, 2024 |
| 14 | Saddle Mountain | Clatsop Co. | Oregon Coast Range | Apr. 14, 2024 |
| 15 | Brandy Peak | Curry Co. | Klamath Mountains | Jun. 11, 2024 |
| 16 | Mt. Bolivar | Coos Co. | Klamath Mountains | Jun. 12, 2024 |
| 17 | Buck Peak | Multnomah Co. | Cascade Mountains | Jun. 20, 2024 |
| 18 | Crane Mountain | Lake Co. | NW Great Basin Ranges | Jun. 30, 2024 |
| 19 | Mt. McLoughlin | Jackson Co. | Cascade Mountains | Aug. 29, 2024 |
| 20 | Steens Mountain | Harney Co. | NW Great Basin Ranges | Oct. 1, 2024 |
| 21 | Stevenson Benchmark | Malheur Co. | NW Great Basin Ranges | Oct. 3, 2024 |
| 22 | Rogers Peak | Tillamook Co. | Oregon Coast Range | Jul. 28, 2025 |
| 23 | South Saddle Mountain | Washington Co. | Oregon Coast Range | Jul. 28, 2025 |
| 24 | Eagle Cap | Union Co. | Wallowa Mountains | Aug. 12, 2025 |
| 25 | Sherman CoHP | Sherman Co. | South Columbia Plateau | Oct. 18, 2025 |
| 26 | Gilliam CoHP | Gilliam Co. | South Columbia Plateau | Oct. 19, 2025 |
| 27 | Trask Mountain | Yamhill Co. | Oregon Coast Range | Nov. 2, 2025 |
| 28 | Laurel Mountain | Polk Co. | Oregon Coast Range | Nov. 12, 2025 |
| 29 | Lincoln CoHP | Lincoln Co. | Oregon Coast Range | Dec. 2, 2025 |
MY CURRENT STATS
- My current CoHP tally for Oregon: 29 (81% complete)
- Number of counties left to complete: 7
- Number of actual mountains left: 4 (Mt. Jefferson & Mt. Thielsen cross multiple counties)
- Two-fers I’ve done (where the summit serves as 2 Oregon CoHPs): 2
- Number of people who’ve visited all Oregon’s CoHPs: 20 (according to Peakbagger.com)
- How many women have reported completing them all: 1 (Mary Green in 2004)
- Highest CoHP I’ve conquered: Mt. Hood (11,249′)
- Lowest CoHP I’ve stood upon: Long Mountain (2,265′)
- Favorites (thus far): Eagle Cap, Strawberry Mountain & South Sister
- Best views: Buck Peak
How I got There
- Number of CoHPs I visited completely solo: 19
- Number I visited with my dog: 5
- Number of peaks hiked with professional guides: 1
- Number visited with a family member: 2
- Number visited with fellow Highpointers Club members: 2
- Longest distance hiked for a CoHP’s summit: 42-mile loop hike (Eagle Cap)
- Distance it would have been if I hiked the shortest route available: 18 miles
- Number of CoHPs where I drove completely to the summit: 2 (Tower Mountain, Laurel Mountain)
- Number of snow cats ridden partially up a CoHP: 1 (Mt. Hood)
- Farthest distance driven to visit a CoHP: 474 miles (Stevenson BM/Oregon Canyon Mountains)
- Second place honor: 443 miles (Eagle Cap/Wallowa Mountains)
- Most miles driven on single-lane forest roads: 68 miles (between Brandy Peak & Mt. Bolivar)
- CoHPs that required multiple attempts due to road/gate closures: 2 (Marys Peak, Trask Mountain)
WHEN I ventured out
- Number of CoHPs I visited in 2022: 2
- Number of CoHPs reached in 2023: 10
- Number of CoHPs visited in 2024: 9
- Number of CoHPs visited in 2025: 8
- HPs I camped on, but did not fully summit: 1 (Mt. Thielson during my 2023 PCT section hike)
- Number of CoHPs I’ve visited in spring (March-May): 5
- Number visited in summer (June-August): 17
- Number visited in autumn (September-November): 6
- Number visited in winter (December-February): 1
- Why summer is the best season to visit Oregon CoHPs: all the wildflowers
Trivia from my HP adventures
- Number of CoHPs with active fire lookout towers still atop them: 1 (Tower Mountain)
- Stairs I climbed to reach the tower’s cab: 97
- Number of seasons the caretaker (Mike) has been tending that lookout: 14
- My least memorable/scenic CoHP: Long Mountain
- Reason why: meager hilltop in a timber harvesting area with zero views
- Number of peaks that required traction devices (crampons/microspikes): 2
- Sketchiest CoHP visited solo: Grayback Mountain– thanks to a high snow year
- Honorable mention: Buck Peak – also due to snow
- Most technical CoHP conquered: Mt. Hood
- Distance to loop entirely around Mt. Hood on the Timberline Trail: 41.5 miles
- Year I thru-hiked the Timberline Trail: 2021 (read my trail journal HERE)
- Other long-distance loops I hiked for a CoHP: 42 miles in the Wallowas for Eagle Cap
- Busiest CoHP I’ve visited: South Sister
Costs & RED TAPE
- CoHPs visited that required day hiking/climbing permits: 3
- Cost to hire a climbing guide for Mt. Hood: $1,175 (Timberline Mountain Guides)
- Cost of Central Cascades Wilderness day-use Permit for South Sister: $1
- Cost of Eagle Cap Wilderness overnight permit: Free
- Annual Northwest Forest Pass: $30/year (USFS trailheads and day-use areas in OR & WA)
- Annual Interagency Pass: $80/year (works for all federal public lands)
- Cost to shower at Oregon State Park campgrounds (as a non-camper): $5
- Largest parking fee at a trailhead: $15 (Buck Peak)
- CoHPs I’ve visited on private land: 3 (Rogers Peak, Sherman CoHP, Gilliam CoHP)
- CoHPs where I had to wait for hunting season to visit: 1 (Trask Mountain)
- CoHPs that require permission from the FAA to visit: 1 (Laurel Mountain)
- Weyerhaeuser permits avoided by highpointing in late November-early December: 2
- Cost of a Weyerhaeuser recreation permit: $100 to $350 (seriously?!?)
- Miles I put on my car (thus far) to visit Oregon CoHPs: 3,000+
Goals for 2025 & BeyonD
- Number of CoHPs I hoped to tackle in 2025: 6
- My actual tally for 2025: 8
- Favorite CoHP summited in 2025: Eagle Cap
- CoHPs I had to attempt twice in 2025 due to gate closures: 1 (Trask Mountain)
- Only dates when the gate on Trask Toll Road is open: weekends in mid-Oct to mid-Nov. (hunting season)
- CoHPs with limited access during fire season: 2 (Laurel Mountain & Lincoln CoHP)
- Date fire season ended in 2025: Oct. 17, 2025
- Distance between the Polk & Lincoln CoHPs (via the Mill Creek route): 15 miles
- Extra miles I had to drive on logging roads by doing them separately: 49 miles
- Year I hope to finish my Oregon CoHP list: 2026
- Highest peak remaining on my list: Mt. Jefferson (10,497 feet)
- Most technical peaks remaining: Mt. Jefferson & Mt. Thielsen
- How I plan to celebrate at the end: By taking my photo with Oregon’s two U.S. Senators, since they know the unique challenge of driving to every county in the state (and with an Oregon craft beer, of course!)
