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Activation Report: W7O/CM-007 – Ball Butte, OR | September 2023
Ball Butte is a volcanic mountain of the Cascades in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States.[1] Its summit has an elevation of 8,091 feet and is located southeast of Broken Top KK7HJL, N7KOM, Lance the dog and XYL DF joined me on this outing to Ball Butte on a fine September morning. There is no established trail to the butte but it is relatively easy to…
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First Activation: W7O/CE-317 – East Butte, OR
First used for fire detection in 1932 with a 30′ pole L-4, a replica of this original tower was constructed in 1995. Staffed in the summer, it is listed on the National Historic Lookout Register. East Butte is approximately 45 SE of Bend, OR and is easily accessible by any passenger car via FS-23/25 (paved)…
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Activation Report: W7O/CE-078 – Quartz Mountain, OR | August 2023
Quartz Mountain was our 2nd activation of the day. We were prepared for a walk but it turned out to be a very short 1/4 mile from the road to the summit as we were able to drive up the entire way. Its only about 3 miles as the crow flies from Fox Butte but…
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Activation Report: W7O/CE-091 – Fox Butte, OR | August 2023
“This 80′ steel Aermotor tower, built in 1933, also had cabin living quarters. An L-4 ground house was moved to the summit from Sixteen Butte in 1948. Although the lookout is on emergency standby status, it was staffed full-time during the reconstruction of East Butte Lookout in 1995. The tower is on the National Historic Lookout Register.”…
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Activation Report: W7O/CM-152 First Activation of “7032” | August 2023
“Originally, Todd Lake was called “Lost Lake” because it was difficult for people to find. In the early 20th century, citizens of Bend, Oregon, asked that the name of the lake be changed to avoid confusion with several other Oregon lakes with the same name. In 1922, the name of the lake was officially changed to Todd…
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Activation Report: W7O/CS-004 – Mt Bailey, OR | July 2023
Mount Bailey is a relatively young tephra cone and shield volcano in the Cascade Range, located on the opposite side of Diamond Lake from Mount Thielsen in southern Oregon, United States. Bailey consists of a 2,000-foot (610 m)-high main cone on top of an old basaltic andesite shield volcano. With a volume of 8 to 9 km3 (1.9 to 2.2 cu mi), Mount Bailey is slightly smaller than neighboring Diamond Peak.[5] Mount Bailey is a popular…
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Activation Report: W7O/CE-030 [Walker Mtn] and W7O/CE-093 [Skookum Butte]
On the way down to Diamond Lake for the 2023 W7O SOTA Campout, I teamed up with Tim-N7KOM to do a couple of drive up activations. Both Walker Mtn and Skookum Butte are drive ups, or nearly so, located in the Fremont-Winema National Forest in Central Oregon, just north of Chemult. Access to both is…
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Activation Report: W7O/CM-011 – Tumalo Mtn | July 2023
Tumalo Mountain is a shield volcano in the Cascade Range of central Oregon, located just northeast of Mount Bachelor across the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway.1 The Tumalo Mountain trail is accessed from the Dutchman Sno-park, 20 miles from Bend, OR. The 2 mile trail climbs 1400 vertical ft, it is steep but has a fair amount of shade on the lower section but is…
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Activation Report: W7O/CM-033 [Black Butte, OR] | July 2023
Black Butte is an extinct stratovolcano in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in Jefferson County, it is part of Deschutes National Forest. Black Butte forms part of the Cascade volcanic arc. The butte lies just south of the Metolius Springs, which merge to form the headwaters of the Metolius River. The Metolius River’s basin sustains a wide array of plant life, large and small mammals, and more than…
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Activation Report: W7O/CE-300 [4420], OR | July 2023
I have been wanting to do this summit since I first studied the Crooked River National Grassland just to the north of Smith Rock State Park. I have been riding mountain bikes in the area for over 25 years and until SOTA, never been to the top of most of the lookout points. 4260 (W7o/CE-303),…
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