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Summit: W7N/EN-086
Submitted by KI7EMX on
There are no established trails to the summit, but you basically head east up the mountain. This is a total bushwhack, steep and lots of scrub oak and sagebrush. The summit is exposed with lots of room to set-up my inverted “V” wire antenna. The…
Summit: W7N/EN-094
Submitted by KI7EMX on
I left, by accident, my phone (camera) and my antenna mast at the Jeep. By the time I realized it I was too far up the mountain to retrieve them. Luckily I was wearing my Garmin watch and was able to record the route and elevation data. Though…
Summit: W7O/CM-001
Submitted by N7KOM on
Bill K7WXW is an early riser, and I was stoked to find someone keen to get up South Sister for a sunrise activation. We set out from the trailhead in the dark at 2:12am PST. Bill had an issue with his headlamp battery. Luckily, I had a spare…
Summit: W7N/EN-043
Submitted by KI7EMX on
This summit is a drive-up, albeit a butt clincher at times. Here is an excerpt from summitpost.org:“Ellen D has an elevation of 8,633 feet, and with a prominence of 2,053 feet, makes the list of Nevada’s 172 prominent peaks. . . .“An unimproved…
Summit: W7O/CE-091
Submitted by NE7ET on
The summit is in pretty much the same shape as previous report linked by Etienne K7ATN.Take the well-gravel Road 23 south from Highway 20 about 26 miles and turn on Road 550 -…
Summit: W7O/CE-078
Submitted by NE7ET on
This was my 3rd summit while over in Bend area for Central Oregon S2S party.I had activated Pine Benchmark and Pine Mountain earlier in the day and I drove from there. I took NF-2017 from the Observatory down to the valley. However, that road…
Summit: W7W/CE-058
Submitted by NE7ET on
This was my second summit for the day of the Central Oregon S2S party.I had spent the night at the Pine Mountain Observatory Campgrounds which is FCFS so get there early. If it's full, there are dispersed locations but it's hard to find one in…
Summit: W7O/CE-068
Submitted by NE7ET on
This was my first summit on the day of the Central Oregon S2S party.I had spent the night at the Pine Mountain Observatory Campgrounds which is FCFS so get there early. If it's full, there are dispersed locations but it's hard to find one in…
Summit: W7N/WC-001
Submitted by K7MAS on
First Activation of Mount Rose, Washoe County, Nevada - Ace Number 1.
The reference to Aces is because of this mountain's proximity to Reno / Lake Tahoe (Nevada side) proximity to gambling casino's.
This is a trail hike up to summit of Mount Rose…
Summit: W7O/CM-033
Submitted by NE7ET on
On the way over to Bend, I stopped to activate Black Butte. I came on Hwy 20 and turned at NF-11 which is also the turn for Indian Ford Campground. From there I followed north to the turn for NF-1110 (also known as Black Butte Rd) and on…