W6/ND-378 – Sheep Mountain

Sheep Mountain is near the end of White Mountain Road. I don’t have a car that will make it down this road reliably, so I brought my dual sport motorcycle which ran well at elevation. I was worried about it, as other carbureted motos I’ve owned completely loose power or refuse to idle when faced with altitude. While the hike wasn’t far, less than two miles, and not insanely steep, the elevation 12,439′ according to my GPS, really slowed me down. After reaching the top and catching my breath, I setup my vertical antenna with 8 radials and spotted myself on 20m via APRS. Made 3 S2S contacts, and 1 POTA contact. Unknown to me at the time of activation, this summit qualifies for summer bonus points, which was a nice surprise. I can’t wait to come back to this area for more hiking in the future!

https://sotl.as/summits/W6/ND-378

Total distance: 1.87 mi
Max elevation: 12494 ft
Total climbing: 801 ft
Total time: 02:15:53
Download file: Sheep Mountain.GPX

Date:04/07/2021 | Summit:W6/ND-378 (Sheep Mountain)

TimeCallsignBandModeNotes
18:51W3JPH14MHzSSBS55 R55
18:56KI7ADV14MHzSSBS59 R59 S2S W6/SS-252
18:57KE0JVS14MHzSSBS59 R58 TOM POTA K4026
18:59NS7P14MHzSSBS52 R33
19:01K7GUD14MHzSSBS35 R51 S2S W7Y/TT-075
19:02KJ7UIZ14MHzSSBS59 R52
19:03NW7E14MHzSSBS59 R55
19:11KG6DTZ144MHzFMS59 R59 S2S W6/SS-059
19:12WA6IQO144MHzFMS59 R59
19:15AC6AT144MHzFMS54 R55
19:18W7WOW144MHzFMS59 R59 BOB
19:21KB6LHM144MHzFMS59 R59 STEVE
White Mountain Road
More White Mountain Road
More White Mountain Road, this is County Line Peak.
Where I parked the moto. Summit can’t be seen from here.
All rocks hiking over the first hill.
Not too terrible to hike over
Over the first hill, Sheep Mountain is to the right.
Benchmark at the top
Another benchmark
Summit log, signed by KM3A and N0OI
Hiking down, this is the hill I hiked over. I went around it going down.
Looking at White Mountain Road from the first hill.

W6/WH-007 – Clem Nelson Peak

Access to this summit is pretty easy from the Bristle Cone Pine Visitors Center, either by taking the Discovery Trail, or by walking down White Mountain Road, then hiking up. See my .gpx file for more info on this. The assent is steep with loose rocks. Watch your step!

https://sotl.as/summits/W6/WH-007

Total distance: 2.56 mi
Max elevation: 11054 ft
Total climbing: 1321 ft
Total time: 04:16:39
Download file: Clem Nelson.GPX

Date:03/07/2021 | Summit:W6/WH-007 (Clem Nelson Peak)

TimeCallsignBandModeNotes
20:04WW7D14MHzSSBS55 R55
20:05WD8KDB14MHzSSBS45 R33
20:06KF7WI14MHzSSBS52 R52
20:07N0WAE14MHzSSBS59 R54
20:10K9JOY14MHzSSBS58 R55 POTA K0510
20:12N3XUL14MHzSSBS59 R55 S2S W6/SC-366
20:15KJ7UIZ14MHzSSBS44 R53 SHACK SLOTH
20:17NK7L14MHzSSBS59 R55
20:24N7IU144MHzFMS57 R51
20:26K6MWK144MHzFMS56 R56
20:53N3XUL7MHzSSBS52 R52
21:03K6TLH14MHzSSBS59 R59
21:08K6HPX14MHzSSBS33 R31