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The pnwSOTA website was created to facilitate communication between SOTA operators in the Pacific Northwest region, as well as show off some of the activities of the top-notch folks we have in the area. On this site you will find information about getting started in SOTA as well as details about summits and activations contributed by people that are operating here.
This is one of the many 1 point hills in the Panhandle National Forest northeast of Coeur d'Alene. The drive up was somewhat rough with deep gouges that had to be straddled by my truck. I started on Hwy 95 and took the Ohio Match Rd exit to Pope Rd and then Ohio Match Rd to NF-1552 and a branch that is unnamed on Google Maps but turns at 47°51'47.2"N 116°39'51.0"W. There is a wide corner with a fire-ring and I parked off to the side ( 47°51'57.7"N 116°39'45.1"W). Opposite is the remains of a logging road which heads back west to the summit.
The Grasshopper fire has resulted in the temporary closure of the following summits per this order: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/mthood/alerts/closure-place-grasshopper-fire
Reverify the current validity of this order prior to attempting to activate.
4615 is a 2-point summit in the Mt. Hood National Forest near Wahtum Lake and nearby Indian Mountain (just go do Indian Mountain if you are already up there). The hike is a 0.5 mile bushwhack and 260 feet of gain through semi-open forest from an obvious parking area. The summit area itself is a boulder pile with a flat top. A short scramble gets you up top with plenty of places to set up any portable station.