Pacific Highway 1: 1913 - 1926

With the slogan, "Get Oregon Out of the Mud," the 1913 Oregon Legislature established the Oregon Highway Department and the "official" Pacific Highway 1. Fragments of the 16' wide highway with two-foot concrete shoulders can be found on today’s Highway 99 N near the Hugo I-5 interchange; it was paved in 1922 and was designated U.S. 99 in 1926 (see map).

U. S. Highway 99: 1926 - 1960

Highway 99 N is on the south slope of Mt. Sexton. This mountain is a dominate feature in the Hugo neighborhood. It is 3,834' high and named after Hugo pioneers, David and Caroline (Stumbo) (Niday) Sexton. David was an Indian fighter in the 1850s and Caroline was an 1850s donation land claimant (Donation Land Claim No. 40; Patent No. 1479).

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Vehicle Travel Miles

0.0 Hugo I-5 Interchange Parking. Elev. 1,160'

0.35 Junction of Highway 99 N junction & Jumpoff Joe Creek Road

1.1 Hidden remnant of Pacific Highway 1 - 70 yards of old road in brush

1.2 180 degree Switchback

1.6 Viewpoints began for approximately 1 mile stretch.

2.55 Gate preventing drive to Sexton Mt. Lookout

3.0 Above Sexton Mt. Pass (Elevation 1,960 at I-5)

3.2 Gate on Old Highway 99 N; old sign in oak tree: "U.S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau"

Vehicle Travel Time In Minutes

1.1 - 1.2 miles & 2 - 3 to remnant of old Pacific Highway 1 and 180 degree      switchback.

2.1 - 3.3 miles & 4 - 9 minutes to viewpoints.

3.5 miles & 10 minutes from Hugo I-5 parking to Sexton Mt. Pass barrier.

More Information

Five popular Hugo view points are:

Pacific Highway

Burgess Gulch

Walker Mountain

Quartz Creek

Sexton Mountain Lookout

The 5-10 minute drive from the Hugo I-5 interchange to old Pacific Highway viewpoints is on public paved and gravel roads (two-wheel drive).