Cerro Noroeste is a super accessible summit and campground near Pine Mountain Club/ Frazier Mountain. At the entrance there you will find an iron ranger asking for a $10 day use fee. I parked down the road and displayed my forest service pass on my rear view mirror and hiked 5 minutes to the summit instead of taking a camping spot. Lots of trees available to string up an antenna. Worked 20m, 30m, 40m, cw, 2m s2s with K6STR and W6LOR on San Emigdio Mountain, just one peak over!

https://sotl.as/summits/W6/SC-001

Date:10/10/2021 | Summit:W6/SC-001 (Cerro Noroeste)

Time	Callsign	Band	Mode	Notes
21:23	K7DDC	14MHz	CW	S54N R22N S2S W7W/CW-017
21:34	K6HPX	10MHz	CW	S559 R559
21:35	K6EA	10MHz	CW	S599 R559
21:39	W6TDX	10MHz	CW	S559 R549
21:43	W6LOR	144MHz	FM	S59 R59 S2S W6/SC-002
21:45	K6STR	144MHz	FM	S59 R59 S2S W6/SC-002
21:51	AA6XA	7MHz	CW	S599 R55N S2S W6/NC-410
21:56	NA6MG	7MHz	CW	S559 R519
21:57	WB6POT	7MHz	CW	S599 R559
21:58	KR7RK	7MHz	CW	S599 R55N
22:00	K6LDQ	7MHz	CW	S599 R529
22:01	AI6XG	7MHz	CW	S559 R44N

At the time of this activation, the Angeles National Forest was closed due to fires, so my SOTA efforts move to the Santa Monica Mountains. Saddle Peak is a 2 point summit and is well hiked by locals. An quick mile up, and a mile down makes this an easy summit to bag, but please note there isn’t much shade. At the summit, paragliders were starting their flights to the beach in Malibu. Worked 20M SSB/ CW and 30M CW.

https://sotl.as/summits/W6/CT-274

Download file: Saddle_Peak.GPX

Date:17/09/2021 | Summit:W6/CT-274 (Saddle Peak)

Time	Callsign	Band	Mode	Notes
18:34	KN6PHZ	14MHz	SSB	S57 R56
18:37	WW7D	14MHz	SSB	S56 R53
18:38	K6LDQ	14MHz	SSB	S59 R56
18:39	W4KRN	14MHz	SSB	S52 R33
18:54	WY7N	10MHz	CW	S559 R52N S2S W7U/TO-016
19:02	WG0AT	10MHz	CW	S579 R529
19:13	N4LAG	14MHz	CW	S559 R549 S2S W0D/BB-028
19:21	N6ARA	14MHz	CW	S599 R5NN S2S W6/CT-153
19:23	F4WBN	14MHz	CW	S549 R5NN