{"id":2039,"date":"2026-04-18T08:12:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/firelookouts\/?p=2039"},"modified":"2026-04-19T12:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T19:41:50","slug":"baughman-lookout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/firelookouts\/2026\/04\/18\/baughman-lookout\/","title":{"rendered":"Baughman Lookout"},"content":{"rendered":"

Type: 54′ steel tower
\nStatus: Not staffed
\nElevation: 2,866′
\nVisited: April 18, 2026<\/p>\n

The Baughman Lookout is located west of Roseburg on Weyerhaeuser land. Some sites call this Baughman Mountain or Baughman Point, but there is no such geographic name here. Two nearby high points have served as lookout sites here and neither of them are called Baughman. <\/p>\n

Driving out that way from Roseburg you can see the mountains just popping straight up out of the valley. Fortunately Callahan Road does the climbing for you so you don’t have to hike up that:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Accessing the lookout requires a recreation permit for the Coos Bay – Millicoma district<\/a>. In case you weren’t aware of that fact, MANY signs along the last stretch of road before the gate will inform you:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Callahan Road is paved to within about a tenth of a mile of the gate. There’s a wide pull-out just before the gate where I parked:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Then I set off down the road:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Interesting rock formation:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

This is managed timber land, of course, so there are lots of clearcuts and regrowing trees:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

My first sighting of the lookout:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Another sighting of the lookout. So close, but still a bit more road hiking to do:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

After 4 miles I reached the junction where I turned off for the lookout:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Then half a mile later I turned onto a short spur up to the lookout:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

The stairs are still intact so I climbed part of the way up:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Looking north:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Looking east towards the Cascades:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Looking northeast. Mt. Jefferson at far left. The double snowy peaks at center are North and Middle Sister:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Looking east at snowy Diamond Peak. The mountain in front of it is Scott Mountain, which had a fire lookout that burned in the 2020 wildfires:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Snowy Mt. Bailey, with the pointy tip of Mt. Thielsen just to the left:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

I seem to not have taken a photo of Mt. McLoughlin while up there. This shot is from the road on the hike back:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Looking southeast:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Looking west:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Looking northwest:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

You’re being watched:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Footings from previous tower that was built in 1953:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Overgrown stone enclosures near the lookout. Maybe someone was trying to grow a garden here once?<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Weather station:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

The site of the former Lander Lookout is right along the road not far from the gate where I parked. I looked for footings or other signs of it, but found nothing:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

I saw a surprising variety of wildflowers along the way.\u00a0Wild strawberry:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Oregon grape:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Flowering currant:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Fairy slipper:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Monkeyflower:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Baby blue eyes?<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Buttercup:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Fawn lilies:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Oregon Iris:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

Larkspur:<\/p>\n

\"Baughman<\/a><\/p>\n

More information<\/strong>
\nForest Lookouts<\/a>
\nRex’s Forest Fire Lookout Page<\/a>
\nNational Historic Lookout Register<\/a>
\nPeakbagger<\/a>
\nPanorama Photos<\/a><\/p>\n

History<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 1925 a lookout tree was established on an unnamed high point west of Camas Valley. (The 1934 panorama photos refer to the spot as Baughman Point, but no such geographic name officially exists.) In 1934 a 10′ tower was built.<\/p>\n

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In 1953 a new tower was built 1.5 miles east. Its purpose was to cover the area once covered by the nearby Lander Lookout, which had burned in the 1951 Hubbard Creek Fire. (Some sources say “Landers” instead of “Lander.)<\/p>\n

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\"Baughman
\n1955 topo map<\/p>\n

In 1979 the 54′ steel tower from Shivigny Mountain was moved here and new cab constructed on the top.<\/p>\n

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\nRon Kemnow, 2006<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Baughman
\n1990 topo map showing the former site (marked “Baughman”) and the new site (marked with the “Wolf” benchbark and “lookout tower” label)<\/p>\n

The lookout stopped being staffed sometime in the early 2000s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Type: 54′ steel tower Status: Not staffed Elevation: 2,866′ Visited: April 18, 2026 The Baughman Lookout is located west of<\/p>\n

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