W6/CT-255 – Magic Mountain

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Kel, Esther, Lars, and myself setoff on bicycles to reach the summit of Magic Mountain, which was used by the Marquardt Corporation as a rocket engine test facility. At the top, there are modern radio towers, and two large tanks which held water to cool the rocket engines under test on the pads below. The ride started near Bear Divide, off Little Tujunga Canyon Road, and follows the Santa Clara Truck Trail. Immediately you’re presented with an 8% ~ 11% grade, which lasts for around 2 miles. After a few hundred feet of slight downhill, you get right back to a steep grade for another 4 miles or so. Around mile 6, the paved road will make a sharp left turn through a gate, which leads up to the summit. We found intense winds and cold air at the top which made our time at the summit short. I worked 17M, and 40M. UHF/ VHF might be tough up here without filters due to the proximity to the big radio towers.

https://sotl.as/summits/W6/CT-255

Total distance: 13.94 mi
Max elevation: 4872 ft
Total climbing: 2857 ft
Total time: 03:54:54
Download file: MagicMountan.GPX

Date:27/11/2020 | Summit:W6/CT-255 (Magic Mountain)

TimeCallsignBandModeNotes
22:25N0RSR7MHzSSB59 59
22:27N6DNM7MHzSSB57 59
22:28KN6CCC7MHzSSB55 59
22:30W7RV7MHzSSB57 59
22:32KG6MZS7MHzSSB36 59
22:35K1OTR7MHzSSB52 58
22:37K6LDQ7MHzSSB36 57
22:38K6EXE7MHzSSB55 55
22:48AE0XI18MHzSSB57 59
22:52W0MNA18MHzSSB44 58
22:53K6LDQ18MHzSSB55 59
22:57KG6MZS18MHzSSB57 59