*Last updated April 15, 2024
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 |
MY CURRENT STATS
- My current CoHP tally for Oregon: 14
- Number of counties left to complete: 22
- Highest CoHP conquered: Mt. Hood (11,249′)
- Lowest CoHP I’ve stood upon: Marys Peak (4,101′)
- Favorites (thus far): Strawberry Mountain & South Sister
How I got There
- Number of CoHPs I visited completely solo: 7
- Number I visited with my dog: 5
- Number of peaks hiked with professional guides: 1
- Longest distance hiked for a CoHP’s summit: 12.6 miles roundtrip
- Number of CoHPs where I drove to the summit: 1 (Tower Mountain)
- Number of snow cats rides take partially up: 1 (Mt. Hood)
- Farthest miles driven to visit a CoHP: 287 miles (Strawberry Mountain)
- CoHPs that required multiple attempts on due to road closures: 1 (Marys Peak)
WHEN ventured out
- Number of CoHPs I visited in 2022: 2
- Number of CoHPs reached in 2023: 10
- Number of CoHPs visited (thus far) in 2024: 2
- HPs I camped on in 2023, but did not summit: 1 (Mt. Theilson during my PCT section hike)
- Number of CoHPs I’ve visited in winter (December-February): 0
- Number visited in spring (March-May): 5
- Number visited in summer (June-August): 9
- Number visited in autumn (September-November): 0
- 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 tower: 14
- My least memorable/scenic CoHP: Black Mountain
- Reason why: obscure hilltop filled with radio towers
- Most technical CoHP conquered: Mt. Hood
- Sketchiest CoHP visited solo: Grayback Mountain – thanks to a high snow year
- Number of peaks that required traction devices (crampons/microspikes): 2
- Busiest CoHP I’ve visited: South Sister
- CoHPs visits on private land: 0
- CoHPs that required permits: 2 (Mt. Hood & South Sister)
- Distance the Timberline Trail takes to loop entirely around Mt. Hood: 41.5 miles
- Year I hiked the Timberline Trail: 2021 (read my trail journal HERE)
Goals for 2024
- Number of CoHPs I’m aiming to tackle in 2024: 10-15
- Area I’m most excited to explore: Wallowa Mountains (in NE Oregon)
- Number of CoHPs located in the Wallowa Mountains: 3
- Other CoHPs I’m really looking forward to visiting: Steens Mountain