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Summit: W7O/NC-038
Submitted by N7AAM on
After attending Dan and Taylor's (KK7DS & K7TAY) seminar at SEAPAC, I was inspired to give SOTA a try.So today I headed toward Scapoose and then up into the hills. After a few miles on gravel I made it to Bunker Hill (W7/NC-038). I parked the…
Summit: W7O/CN-086
Submitted by K7ATN on
A fairly short snowshoe near Mt. Hood gets you two points - in the summer this activation may be a bit more challenging in the bushwack. From November 1 through April 30 an Oregon Sno-Park permit is required - from May 15 to October 1 a National…
Summit: W7O/WV-090
Submitted by K7ATN on
Here is an urban 'pavement' activation - the closest one to downtown Portland. The summit proper for Cornell Mountain is on private property with the Activation Zone accessible from a neighborhood street with very limited shoulders. This summit is…
Summit: W7O/WV-091
Submitted by K7ATN on
Here's another suburban SOTA summit with little to offer but a narrow road shoulder for activation space. Still, it's close in to Newberg, Oregon and if you've only a limited time, it could be a good choice.The closest address to the summit is 13358…
Summit: W7O/WV-134
Submitted by K7ATN on
Along Highway 22 between Salem and Detroit there is a near drive-up summit. In 2013 the road was passable (with some care) in a passenger car. (It may be a bit overgrown now.) This summit could be a back up plan when nearby Rocky Top can't be…
Summit: W7O/CN-078
Submitted by K7ATN on
These eleven miles (RT) seem much farther when you are on snowshoes - take that into account if you should decide to try this winter activation. If you have 4WD, very high clearance and nerves of steel, you you might consider driving a bad road in…
Summit: W7O/NC-065
Submitted by K7ATN on
Peak 3534 is a near drive up in the Tillamook State Forest west of Portland off Highway 6. It would be a good combination activation with South Saddle Mountain, W7O/NC-002.If you are tackling Peak 3534 on its own or to start first on South Saddle,…
Summit: W7O/NC-043
Submitted by K7ATN on
Gales Peak is probably on the "not recommended" list for activations near Portland. Although access is possible, you are not allowed to do it with a motor vehicle, making the six mile round-trip on a logging road fairly unattractive. Note that…
Summit: W7O/CN-032
Submitted by K7ATN on
Tom, Dick & Harry Mountain is a nice late season snowshoe near Mount Hood. It's about 4 miles one-way and 1850 feet of gain to bag this four-point summit with iconic views of Mount Hood. It's a bit of work with some route-finding on snowshoes,…
Summit: W7W/LC-101
Submitted by KK7DS on
Taylor (K7TAY) and I went back to the Northern Columbia River Gorge area for yet another four-point summit in Southern Washington today. The weather was forecast for 70F in the valleys and clear skies; we were not disappointed.We followed the…