8/17/23 Update - Not really a recommended summit due to new "Preferred Plan" with "sensitive" areas of park, along with varying topo maps regarding whether park is in the AZ...
Quick notes: I have Google Fi, which uses T-Mobile and Sprint. Cell service is great, if you have a view to the northeast. Otherwise, it dies, and quickly. This was obvious when I was trying to stay in contact with people throughout the hike, leading to cutting in and out throughout the trip. I got it into my head to try a 4-pointer with no activations, and I saw a prime candidate, of only .7 miles with a gain of only a few hundred feet! What a find! Only problem is, there's no trail. Well, that's no problem!
It was great to meet club members at SEA-PAC. I came back motivated to earn my first point! WV-095 (https://www.sota.org.uk/Summit/W7O/WV-095) is Mt Scott and has been frequently activated. It looked pretty straightforward and I had already cycled to the top a few years ago.
After studying the map, I thought it was worth checking if the road that approaches the summit is accessible. I invited my family, and we drove up to check, and it definitely is not. We drove NF 23 to NF 2353, which proceeds past some campsites to the trailhead. There is a gate that is sometimes closed, but this doesn't really add a lot of effort to the trail. We got to NF2348, which turns into NF2365 and heads up the mountain, to find a berm had been constructed, decidedly closing the road. We made the decision to hike it anyway, and embarked.
SeaPac, the ARRL Northwest regional hamfest is May 31, June 1 and 2, 2019. We are having a Friday night SOTA Gathering in Seaside and are looking forward to seeing SOTA folks there! Please join us!
Place: Pizza Harbor - 15 North Edgewood St, Seaside, OR (503) 738-7210
Time: 6:00 PM on Friday, May 31, 2019
Flagg Mountain is a great 4 point short hike (or drive-up) summit located west of Winthrop, WA. For a day trip, it could be combined with Goat Peak Lookout summit W7W/OK-107.
Directions/Access:
Tetrode Peak is located on Inland Empire Paper ground, a permit is required. Here is a link to the website lots of info http://iepco.com/forestry/rec-use/ . I accessed the trailhead from the town of Blanchard Id off of State highway 41 turn onto the Blanchard cutoff road and then head west in about 10 miles you come to the trail head from there follow the GPS tract. I activated both WE-017 & WE-018 on the same trip, to get 018 I had to cross over 017.
Pentode Peak is located on Inland Empire Paper ground, a permit is required. Here is a link to the website lots of info http://iepco.com/forestry/rec-use/ . I accessed the trailhead from the town of Blanchard Id off of State highway 41 turn onto the Blanchard cutoff road and then head west in about 10 miles you come to the trail head from there follow the GPS tract. It’s about 1.8 miles to the top.
Field Effect Mtn in on Inland Empire Paper ground (IEP). Permit is required I would recommend going to there web site and read all the info to access the property. I started the track from Spirit Lake Id. The first 5 miles is paved then turns to dirt. At the trail head if the gate is open you can drive in if the gate is closed you can’t. The gate was closed so I had to take an ATV up close to the top then bushwhacked the rest of the way. If the gates are closed they will let you access by hiking, ATV or motorcycle. Great huckleberry picking spot.
Field Effect Mtn in on Inland Empire Paper ground (IEP). Permit is required I would recommend going to there web site and read all the info to access the property. The gate was closed so I had to take an ATV up close to the top then bushwhacked the rest of the way. If the gates are closed they will let you access by hiking, ATV or motorcycle. Great huckleberry picking spot.