Type: 20′ steel tower
Status: Staffed in summer
Elevation: 6,393 feet
Visited: June 19, 2025
While my sister and I were camped in the Fremont-Winema National Forest we tried to get to the trailhead for Yamsay Mountain, but found the road blocked by a huge fallen tree. We looked at the map for an alternate hike, and finding none we decided to check for nearby fire lookouts. And there was Sugarpine Mountain. So off we drove to check it out.
It was an easy drive to the summit and we were enthusiastically greeted by lookout Sharon:
She invited us up and we had a really nice chat. The firefinder:
On this beautiful June day the views were excellent. View to the north: Diamond Peak, Walker Mountain, South Sister, and Mt. Bachelor:
Walker Mountain:
South Sister and Mt. Bachelor:
View northeast towards Bald Mountain:
View west to Mt. Scott and Mt. Thielsen:
Mt. Thielsen:
Mt. Scott and Llao Rock
View southwest to Pelican Butte and Mt. McLoughlin
Looking south out over the Klamath Marsh Wildlife Refuge with distant Fuego Mountain and Calimus Butte:
After checking out the views from the tower we walked around the summit a bit:
Old weather station:
There was phlox blooming all over the place:
We walked over to another part of the summit where there was a camera point marker:
We waved goodbye to Sharon and headed out.
More information
Forest Lookouts
Rex’s Forest Fire Lookout Page
National Historic Lookout Register
Peakbagger
Geocache
History
This didn’t become a lookout site until 1970 when the old lookout from Fort Klamath (originally built in 1958) was airlifted onto Sugarpine Mountain and still stands. It is staffed every summer.