Corvallis American Legion Post #91's, amateur radio club KG7SPL, presents the 2022 W7M six by six SOTA Rendezvous, starting at local sunrise (1240 UTC), Saturday, September 17th until local sunset (0102 UTC 9/19) Sunday, September 18th, in the Bitterroot Valley in western Montana.
Six by Six, simply means; climb a 6,000' or higher summitand activate it on 6 meters.
Mineral Hill is scenic 8383’ open rock and high elevation tundra appearing summit on the boundary of the Scapegoat Wilderness. Normal scrambling/trail gear including bear spray is recommended. There are two main trail routes to access Mineral Hill. One from the west fords the North Fork Blackfoot River and the other from the south jumps across small streams.
Trail Miles: 8 Miles one way. Elevation Gain: 3700’. Difficulty: Good climbing trail, Challenging river crossing, Short easy 0.25 mile scramble to the summit. Map: US Forest Service, Seeley Lake Ranger District