Mt. Sexton Viewpoint Elevation 3,834'

The Sexton Mountain Lookout is approximately 14 vehicle miles and 45 minutes from the Hugo I-5 interchange (see map).

Mt. Sexton 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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Mt. Sexton Lookout Elevation 3,834'

Vehicle Travel Miles

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

5.2 Sunny Valley I-5 Interchange

5.7 Applegate Trail Museum

5.8 Sunny Valley Covered Bridge

7.1 Placer & Beecher roads junction

7.2 Grave Creek Bridge

7.5 Paved Beecher Road Ends

7.5 BLM Burgess Gulch Road Begins (34-6-12)

8.1 Junction of 34-6-12 & 34-6-13

10.5 Junction of 34-6-12 & 34-6-13.1

11.5 First Glimpse of Northern Hugo

11.9 Burgess Gulch Viewpoint

13.0 Sexton Mt. gate at BLM Road 34-6-23.1         Elev. 3,320'

13.7 Walk up mountain to Sexton Mt. Lookout

More Information

Five popular Hugo view points are:

Pacific Highway

Burgess Gulch

Walker Mountain

Quartz Creek

Sexton Mountain Lookout

The drive from the Hugo I-5 interchange to the Sexton Mt. gate on BLM Road 34-6-23.1 is on pavement and gravel roads (two-wheel drive). The walk from the gate is .7 miles long and 500' in elevation.