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Summit: W7W/SN-178
Submitted by KB7WSD on
After wanting to get started activating peaks under the SOTA program, a push from Brett, KG7FFW got both of us out to do our first activation at Three Lakes Hill on Tuesday the 26th of April. A frustrating discovery that there were no good…
Summit: W7M/NF-119
Submitted by AE7AP on
Crown Butte is one of several laccoliths that protrude from the prairie south west of Great Falls. It is the smaller cousin of the nearby Square Butte, which figures so famously in Charlie Russell paintings. The butte is primarily owned…
Summit: W7N/WC-028
Submitted by K1LB on
Mt Scott - W7N/WC-028 - at the south end of the Virginia Range near Carson City required no walking/hiking at all; just drive up Goni Road from Carson City and park on top where all the dozen broadcast stations are located. The six mile mountain…
Summit: W7I/SR-126
Submitted by K7MK on
One of a couple Squaw Butte's in Idaho, this one near Emmett Idaho was activated on a pleasant Spring day. Heading North out of Emmett Idaho, you can connect to a dirt road that leads you to the top of "Squaw Butte". However, the…
Summit: W7M/LM-139
Submitted by AE7AP on
This is a nice spring hike on good trails. To get there from Missoula:
Take Mullan Road west from Reserve Street (near Walmart). Follow Mullan Road several miles, past the golf course, and turn left on Kona Ranch Road (marked by…
Summit: W7W/KG-037
Submitted by K7MAS on
Springtime dandy in Central Washington Cascade Mountains! A weekday (Friday) activation of Granite Mountain, together with Tim Nair, KG7EJT. Granite Mountain, 5,629 feet elevation, with 3,800…
Summit: W7W/KG-091
Submitted by k3og on
I got up early and left my home QTH near Redmond with a mountain bike in the car along with a heavy backpack full of food water and batteries. I knew the weather was supposed to change to showers later in the day but what a beautiful sunrise as I…
Summit: W7O/WV-017
Submitted by NS7P on
I activated Holland Point, W7O/WV-017, on 13 May 2016. This is typically an easy hike to the top of the 1542 m (5057') Cascade foothill south of Cottage Grove, OR. The directions are given below. However, there can be obstacles…
Summit: W7O/WV-042
Submitted by NS7P on
My wife and I set out on 8 May 2016 to activate Mount June, W7O/WV-042. This is a moderately difficult hike to the top of a 4620’ summit. The Google Maps instructions we tried to follow were wrong. Google Maps takes you to an intersection of…
Summit: W7W/WE-006
Submitted by K7MAS on
Three Wild Turkey Winners! On a springtime outing to the Spokane, Washington region, we activated three (3) SOTA Summits in the mountains north of the City of Spokane. The reference to Wild Turkeys is on account of…