Pine Mountain east of Bend, Oregon is a beautiful and relatively isolated summit in the summer. However, there is no defined trail so you have to find your own way through low density pine forest and scrubland.
Activation Reports
Submitted by AK5SD on
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Round Mountain near La Pine, Oregon is a straightforward and interesting activation in the summer. There is a fire lookout tower on the summit and the 360 degree views are magnificent.
Submitted by K7MAS on
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A return Activation of Norse Peak. This time I was with Tim Nair, KG7EJT, two other non-Ham friends, Neal & Sherri, and Dexter the SOTA Dog. On probably the hottest day of the summer, 2015, we escaped the heat of the lowlands by starting relatively early, choosing an objective with substantial tree canopy and being at nearly 7,000 feet elevation. Good company, lively conversation and a successful Activation made for another memorable SOTA outing.
Submitted by K7MAS on
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An Activation...yes. A great trip...undoubtedly! However no points to show for the effort, as I only managed to eke out 3 + contacts on 40M ssb...
Submitted by KG7OFQ on
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UPDATE Dec 2021 - High Prairie Trailhead for Lookout Mountain (and other summits in the area) are not accessible from Dec 1 to April 1 due to closure of NF-44 and other routes to vehicles more than 50 inches wide. SO - if there's snow and you've got a snowmobile, have at it. See the photo below.
Shortest route is 2.2 miles round trip.
Submitted by KG7OFQ on
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Description of hike is that of a lesser grade, but longer distance. We took the shorter distance (about 6.7 miles total) and 2800 elevation gain. We took the trail to the right and stayed on the newer trail.
It was very windy up on top which caused us to leave pretty quickly after getting four contacts....
This hike starts at the Dog Mountain Trailhead, but not on the Dog Mountain Trail. Instead, start on the Augspurger Trail.
Submitted by KG7OFQ on
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For Larch Mountain, Oregon...
If you are hiking the short hike from the parking lot near the top, take the paved path to the far right of the parking lot. The hike is less than a mile to the summit. The summit is very small. It is best to do this early in the morning I think as to not disturnb other hikers. As we were leaving over 100 people were coming up for a short wedding in a very small space.
I was able to get five contacts in a reasonable amount of time including one summit to summit!
Submitted by KG7OFQ on
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This summit turned out to be on land owned by Weyerhauser and the parameters for use did not make it doable for me on this day.
Weyerhauser allows access from February 1st to August 30, with out a permit, and all other times a permit is required. You must hike in or Mountain Bike in (which I was not prepared for this time), an unknown distance, which I am guessing to be up to two miles.
I will return some time when I have a bit more time and planning for hiking, running, or mountain biking in.
Submitted by K7MAS on
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On the first day of Summer, 2015, a short and easy hike up to a lookout tower providing one of the best views of Mount Rainier. Shady forest walk, a beautiful lake and a final ascent to a lookout tower that is periodically still manned. A fine weather Sunday made for crowds, however 90% + of hikers stop at the lookout tower, which is not quite the actual summit of Tolmie Peak.
Submitted by W7TAO on
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This is an easy summit near Bellingham, WA. A good gravel road leads to a large parking area about 100 yards or so below the summit. I prefer to operate from a flat rock outcropping up the hill and west of the parking lot. There is just enough of a clearing to string up a 20 meter dipole and operate from the rock.