First Activation of W7W/KG-139 Black Diamond Hill | Feb 2025
First-ever activation? Wait, isn't that private property? The answer to both of those questions is YES. But let me tell you a quick story...
First-ever activation? Wait, isn't that private property? The answer to both of those questions is YES. But let me tell you a quick story...
The summit is in the middle of a Christmas tree farm owned by Fox Farms. There is a graveled road (about ½ mi) to the top. There is several commercial comms at the summit and all protected by cameras. The access road is “generally” wire rope gated. The property is not posted.
NT3S/Nick sleuthed down the owner and does receive access permission with the barter exchange being a trash pickup. Nick, because of his earned relationship with the owner, should probably be the focal point for access.
There is a sign posted at a gate that reads "No Trespassing - Private Recreation Lease." Access to the gate is along mostly graded gravel roads. I didn't pass the gate to hike to the summit for obvious reasons.
Stoney Point, W7O/CC-076, is a one point summit near Noti, OR. It is on private property and requires permission to hike. The people who live in the house at the gate have been reasonable about access, as were the loggers working on the way up.