Forested Summit

Summit is forested and/or has ample tree cover.
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Ebey Hill (WA) Public Access

Summit: 
W7W/SN-169

The Plan

This year I'm particularly interested in first activations. One of the few remaining unactivated peaks within a couple hours drive from Seattle was Ebey Hill near Arlington, due to the access issues described in this previous pnwSOTA post by WA7JNJ.

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Bobs Mountain, OR | Feb 25

Summit: 
W7W/LC-139

The hike to Bob’s has almost doubled. From just over 3 mi RT to just over 6 mi RT. Elevation gain increased 400ft from 1100 to 1500. The Washington DNR has placed a new gate at 45.64596, -122.20734. There was no signage and I am not sure if the gate will always be closed. But seems prudent to plan on the longer hike. There is plenty of parking near the gate. Hopefully this will cut down on the amount of trash on the hill, which was always the down side of doing this peak.

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Pinochle Peak, OR | Jan 2025

Summit: 
W7O/NC-008

UPDATE: the instructions given by Bill WJ7WJ in A Good Hand of Pinochle are still accurate.  However, when I was up there last week, there were several trees that had blown over the road and only some of them had been cleared.  I had forgotten to bring the chainsaw and they were too thick to cut with my bow saw.

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Vedder Mountain, WA | December 2024 | Rain, Mud, and Big Smiles

Summit: 
W7W/WH-196

With a slight gap in my family duties, the time finally came for one last 2024 SOTA adventure on

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Mount Gauldy, OR | Dec 2024

Summit: 
W7O/NC-035

Mount Gauldy is an easy summit near Hebo Oregon
It is either a drive up or a road walk of at most 3.5mi RT and 600ft elevation gain.

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Bobs Mountain, WA | Nov 2024

Summit: 
W7W/LC-139

Just an update: the road to the trailhead has been re-gravelled since we activated in 2023.  Discovery Pass still required.

And it is possible to get closer to the summit by parking next to the electrical tower at (45.658181, -122.183540).

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Peak 1465, OR | Nov. 2024

Summit: 
W7O/CC-125

1465 is a 1-point peak in the Oregon Central Coast region. The top of the summit is close to the road but due to geography and deep thorny overgrowth, remains nearly inaccessible. However, a spur road does pass through the edge of the activation zone (as confirmed by GPS altitude). 

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Scott Mountain, OR | Nov. 2024

Summit: 
W7O/CC-055

Scott Mountain is a 1-point summit in the Oregon Central Coast (CC) region with a straightforward, easy grade hike of 2.2 miles each direction. The AZ contains ample space to set up on a dis-used roadbed with decent cell coverage for spotting.

From Oregon Hwy. 34, proceed west of Alsea. You will enter the Siuslaw National Forest. Driving directions are as follows:

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Peak 1820, OR | Nov. 2024

Summit: 
W7O/CC-105

1820 is a relatively easily accessible forested summit in the Oregon Central Coast (CC) region near Lincoln City, OR. It sits entirely on Siuslaw National Forest land. 1820 was a First Activation for the crew, which consisted of Amy KC7JNU, Katherine KK7IUD, KC K1ZMA, Jason K7BXX and myself.