Here is an easy drive up near Cole Mountain. Unpaved roads are good gravel with a few pot holes here and there. Should be alright in any vehicle as of this writing. My Garmin gps and google maps were worthless finding this summit. So here is my attempt to make it easier for the next activator.
Cole Mountain is a drive-up in the Coast Range south of Highway 26 off of Highway 53. The road is passable in any passenger car and it's a radio quiet spot.
We might call this Peterson Summit rather than Peak 1700 - it's a drive-up in the Coast Range about 20 miles north of Tillamook and 20 miles south of Cannon Beach. The road is totally "Prius-able" (passable in a passenger car).
1.3 mi, +680 feet
This is a good early season summit and is also suitable for bicycle access.
There are a number of options to access this summit. It can likely be nearly a drive-up if it is approached from Hwy-278 to the north going south past Road Agent’s Rock. It may also be accessed from the town of Bannack year-round. Bannack was originally the territorial capital of Montana and is now a historic ghost-town state park that is well worth visiting. We accessed the summit by foll