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Summit: W7W/CW-056
Submitted by K7MAS on
This was a joint SOTA Activation along with my SOTA Buddy: Tim, KG7EJT. Hicks Butte, which had only been Activated once before, is a somewhat obscure SOTA summit located about 6.5 KM SW of exit 78 off I-90, between the towns…
Summit: W7M/HB-121
Submitted by AE7AP on
This is a pleasant, short hike that is clear of snow early in the spring. The approach is on a dirt road that while suitable for most cars, may be impassible when snowy or muddy.
Exit Highway 287 on the south side of the bridge near…
Summit: W7I/BC-095
Submitted by K7MK on
This was the first activation of "Peak 4700" off Hwy21 on the way to Idaho City from Boise. The peak rises right from the hwy, but access is from the opposite (South) side. This was my second attempt at the peak as an impromptu mountain…
Summit: W7O/CN-039
Submitted by K7TAY on
A short hike to Mount Defiance in Oregon is from Wahtum Lake Road and is about 3.6 miles roundtrip with 1140 ft gain. From Dee near Hood River, it's…
Summit: W7M/CL-146
Submitted by AE7AP on
This is a pleasant, short hike that is accessible by most vehicles. The summit is an open, broad knoll that offers nice views in all directions. There is an exceptional profusion of Bitterroots (the Montana state flower) on the…
Summit: W7W/SN-178
Submitted by KB7WSD on
After wanting to get started activating peaks under the SOTA program, a push from Brett, KG7FFW got both of us out to do our first activation at Three Lakes Hill on Tuesday the 26th of April. A frustrating discovery that there were no good…
Summit: W7M/NF-119
Submitted by AE7AP on
Crown Butte is one of several laccoliths that protrude from the prairie south west of Great Falls. It is the smaller cousin of the nearby Square Butte, which figures so famously in Charlie Russell paintings. The butte is primarily owned…
Summit: W7N/WC-028
Submitted by K1LB on
Mt Scott - W7N/WC-028 - at the south end of the Virginia Range near Carson City required no walking/hiking at all; just drive up Goni Road from Carson City and park on top where all the dozen broadcast stations are located. The six mile mountain…
Summit: W7I/SR-126
Submitted by K7MK on
One of a couple Squaw Butte's in Idaho, this one near Emmett Idaho was activated on a pleasant Spring day. Heading North out of Emmett Idaho, you can connect to a dirt road that leads you to the top of "Squaw Butte". However, the…