Tag: 40M
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Brown’s Mountain W7O/CM-085 | August 2025
Brown’s Mountain is near the Crane Prairie Reservoir. It had only been activated one other time by K7ATN and K7FOP back in 2019. They approached the summit from the East side via the Brown’s Mountain Loop Road. The report they published describes a very uninspiring experience. However, in researching alternative routed, Tim N7KOM, found a…
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Shukash Butte First Activation | August 2025
In preparation for the 2026 W7O Campout to be hosted at Crane Prairie Campground next to Crane Prairie Reservoir in Central Oregon, N7KOM, N7OLE, N7KOM’s YL and myself decided to scout this unactivated summit. It being the closest summit to the campground it makes sense that many operators would be interested in getting some intelligence…
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Willow Butte
Activation Report | July 2025 | W7O/CE-103 Willow Butte [W7O/CE-103] is an easy 4 pointer located in the Deschutes National Forest just 20 Miles SE of LaPine, OR. From Lapine take FS22 21 miles to NFD 2400-900. Turn south for ~ 1mile to NFD 2400-930 on the right. NFD 930 is soft and rutted but…
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Sand Mountain
Activation Report – July 2025 – W7O/CM-077 Sand Mountain is located on the Cascade Crest in the Willamette National Forest. It can be access from the Big Lake Recreation Area with a reasonably high clearance vehicle via the Old Santiam Wagon Road, FSR 2690-810. The route was used for hauling freight over the Cascades between…
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Activation Report: Maury Mountains 5 Summits | W7O/CE-081, W7O/CE-084, W7O/CE-101, W7O/CE-265, W7O/CE-274
The Maury Mountains are a mountain range in Crook County, OR. Much of the range is within the Ochoco National Forest. Located Approximately 50 miles East of Bend, OR. There are 5 SOTA Summits within the bounds of the Maury, 3 6 pointers and 2 4 pointers. All 5 are nearly, if not complete drive ups, making it possible…
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Activation Report: W7O/CE-112 – Spence Mountain by mountain bike | May 2024
The Spence Mountain trail system has been in development for the past few years on private land that was purchased by a land trust to guarantee ongoing public access. Dirt Mechanics of Bend, OR was contracted to develop over 50 miles of single track trails on the property. There are 3 SOTA summits in the…
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Activation Report: W7o/CM-123 @ Willamette Pass Ski Area | April 2023
N7KOM, N7OLE and I have been wanting to get a ski activation in all winter but our stars were not aligned. We attempted W7O/CM-005 a couple weeks earlier and managed to get through the turnstiles on the Summit Express lift when its came to a sudden stop and the lifties started turning everyone out. So…
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Activation Report: W7O/CE-208 – Pine Ridge, OR | October 2023
I have a goal of activating all the summits in the Crooked River National Grassland before the end of 2023. The journey started back in January with Juniper Butte [W7O/CE-223] on the Western edge of the Grassland. In March, Tim-N7KOM and I hit Gray Butte [W7O/CE-180] and Sister’s View [W7O/CE-303] on a blustery spring day…
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Activation Report: W7O/CS-038 – Wizard Island, OR | September 2023
Wizard Island is a volcanic cinder cone which forms an island at the west end of Crater Lake in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. The top of the island reaches 6,933 feet (2,113 m) above sea level, about 755 feet (230 m) above the average surface of the lake. The cone is capped by a volcanic crater about 500 feet (150 m) wide and 100 feet (30 m) deep.…
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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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