This summit is named after Charles Merwin Gilbert (1910 – 1988), you can read more about his life and career here —> https://eps.berkeley.edu/content/charles-merwin-gilbert. I didn’t do any internet searches on how to summit this peak before attempting it myself, but I think there is a better way up than the way I went. I took the moto through the forest on an (unnamed?) road and parked as close to the summit as one could, then hiked straight up the side of the hill. It was hot; I was quickly moving from shady spot to shady spot to stay out of the blazing sun. Drank almost a liter of water on the way up. At the top, some interesting rock formations and a plaque dedicated to Charles Merwin Gilbert. I setup my station just off the side of the rock formation, under a shady tree, where I got attacked by crawling insects that liked bite me. Called out on 2M, made no contacts. Worked 20M SSB, and 30M CW. Two S2S contacts.

https://sotl.as/summits/W6/ND-026

Download file: Gilbert Peak.GPX

Date:06/07/2021 | Summit:W6/ND-026 (Gilbert Peak)

Time	Callsign	Band	Mode	Notes
18:08	N0WAE	14MHz	SSB	S56 R55
18:09	NS7P	14MHz	SSB	S58 R57
18:10	K5DEZ	14MHz	SSB	S42 R42
18:11	W7GNM	14MHz	SSB	S57 R59
18:12	KJ7UIZ	14MHz	SSB	S35 R53
18:27	KX0R	10MHz	CW	R549 S599 S2S W0C/FR-080
18:31	K0DAJ	14MHz	SSB	S57 R45 S2S W0D/BB-002
18:34	WU7H	14MHz	SSB	S42 R55
18:34	WW7D	14MHz	SSB	S59 R53

On the way home from several activations in the White Mountains and the Inyo National Forest outside Mammoth Lakes, I decided to bag one last peak along Hwy 395. I started this hike just off Tinemaha Road. The map I was referencing listed a mine at the bottom of the trail but I didn’t see much evidence of that. It was later in the day and very hot; I sucked down a bit over a liter of water in the mile or so to the top. I used about half of my other liter to dump on my head to cool down. At the top, a small rock pile was used to support my vertical antenna. I worked 20 SSB, 40M SSB (which got no contacts) and 30M CW, two S2S there. This summit has outstanding views of the Owens Valley, and I hope to activate this one again soon.

https://sotl.as/summits/W6/IN-050

Download file: Poverty Hills.GPX

Date:08/07/2021 | Summit:W6/IN-050 (Poverty Hills)

Time	Callsign	Band	Mode	Notes
17:58	K6HPX	14MHz	SSB	S59 R51
17:59	NS7P	14MHz	SSB	S59 R57
17:59	WU7H	14MHz	SSB	S59 R55
18:00	KD7DTS	14MHz	SSB	S59 R33
18:02	N6KJH	14MHz	SSB	S56 R33 JEFF
18:03	N0WAE	14MHz	SSB	S59 R55
18:03	WW7D	14MHz	SSB	S57 R55
18:04	K6MW	14MHz	SSB	S57 R55
18:11	N7CNH	10MHz	CW	S55N R55N S2S W7O/CE-051
18:20	KA7GPP	10MHz	CW	S599 R559 S2S W7W/CH-195
18:21	WA6KYR	10MHz	CW	S5NN R44N
18:23	WY7N	10MHz	CW	S599 R559
18:26	WB7ULD	10MHz	CW	S59N R55N
18:30	KX6A	10MHz	CW	S599 R55N