I almost dismissed this summit as another SOTA activator I spoke with said this hike wasn’t worth it, but after going the trail up the trail myself, I would respectfully disagree. Most of the hike is under shady trees, making it ideal for a summer getaway from the city. The summit offers several nice sitting rocks and great views. The trail is difficult to follow at times, so downloading the tracks below for your GPS may be helpful. 73!
https://summits.sota.org.uk/summit/W6/CT-098
(Update 05-09-2022 – a server migration, plugin and php update revealed the timestamps on this .gpx file are broken. I’ve added fake times so this page renders correctly)
Total distance: 1.04 mi
Max elevation: 5737 ft
Total climbing: 527 ft
Download file: W6CT098.gpx
Max elevation: 5737 ft
Total climbing: 527 ft
Date:09/Jan/2020 Summit:W6/CT-098 (Occidental Peak)
| Time | Call | Band | Mode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:19z | KM6AVH | 144MHz | FM | |
| 21:20z | KF6FLJ | 144MHz | FM | |
| 21:21z | K6LDQ | 144MHz | FM | |
| 21:24z | W6EL | 144MHz | FM | |
| 21:25z | KM6PFM | 144MHz | FM | |
| 21:27z | KK6TDU | 144MHz | FM | |
| 21:32z | W6DVI | 144MHz | FM | |
| 21:36z | W6KLE | 144MHz | FM | |
| 21:41z | KB3UUS | 144MHz | FM | |
| 21:50z | KM6UPQ | 144MHz | FM | |
| 21:54z | KI6RF | 144MHz | FM | |
| 21:56z | KD6FR | 144MHz | FM | |
| 22:10z | N4EX | 14MHz | SSB | |
| 22:11z | N0RZ | 14MHz | SSB | |
| 22:13z | N1AW | 14MHz | SSB | |
| 22:16z | NR0R | 14MHz | SSB | 100mW! |
| 22:20z | AI60Z | 14MHz | SSB | |
| 22:22z | W7RPE | 14MHz | SSB | |
| 22:25z | K3TCU | 14MHz | SSB | |
| 22:28z | WA6QDQ | 14MHz | SSB | /KH6 HAWAII |
| 22:37z | N6RL | 14MHz | SSB | |
| 22:40z | KZ9W | 14MHz | SSB | |
| 22:55z | KE6MT | 7MHz | SSB | |
| 23:02z | K6HPX | 7MHz | SSB | |
| 23:03z | W7RV | 7MHz | SSB | |
| 23:05z | K0KM | 7MHz | SSB | |
| 23:08z | KM6CND | 7MHz | SSB |
