Arctic Point is near Big Bear, CA on the north side of the Holcomb Valley. I took the truck as far as I could on Hepburn Mine Road until I got to 3N10, John Bull trail, which is listed as a black diamond, most difficult. Once you see it you will know why. From there I hiked 1.5ish miles to the top, including some cross country. The summit is rock which requires a short scramble to the the benchmark. I used a EFHW antenna stretched across the rock to my KH1 for the activation. Worked several bands until the KH1 started overheating and stopped transmitting. I was getting pretty warm myself so I packed up and headed back to the truck.

https://sotl.as/summits/W6/CT-051

Download file: ArticPoint.gpx

Date:31/05/2024 |  Summit:W6/CT-051 (Arctic Point) 

Time	Callsign	Band	Mode	Notes
17:26	N6JNY	144MHz	FM	S59 R59
17:27	KI6SLA	144MHz	FM	S55 R55
17:28	NT6E	144MHz	FM	S47 R57
17:39	N4LAG	21MHz	CW	S55N R42N
17:47	WU7H	21MHz	CW	S52N R31N
17:52	KX0R	21MHz	CW	S2S W0C/FR-155 S55N R55N
18:09	K6HPX	7MHz	CW	S58N R52N
18:10	KD7DTS	7MHz	CW	S559 R33N
18:12	WB6POT	7MHz	CW	S2S W6/NS-204 S52N R55N
18:13	KN6OMN	7MHz	CW	S56N R55N
18:14	KN6RDC	7MHz	CW	S52N R5NN

I started my trip up Gold Mountain from 3N16/ Holcomb Valley Road and parked the truck near Gold Mountain Road and hiked 1.5 miles to a large clearing. From there, a short cross country hike gets you to the actual summit. The top is small and rocky, so I used the KH1 internal whip over a full size antenna. Worked 10 stations across 15, 17, and 20M, then headed back down the way I came.

https://sotl.as/summits/W6/CT-053

Download file: GoldMountain.gpx

Date:30/05/2024 |  Summit:W6/CT-053 (Gold Mountain) 

Time	Callsign	Band	Mode	Notes
22:40	WU7H	18MHz	CW	S559 R52N
22:41	W4GO	18MHz	CW	S56N R54N
22:42	K6KWV	18MHz	CW	S53N R23N
22:44	WW7D	18MHz	CW	S58N R53N
22:45	K9WO	18MHz	CW	S58N R55N
22:50	W4JKC	18MHz	CW	S57N R55N
23:01	K5FNQ	14MHz	CW	S55N R57N
23:04	W7GB	14MHz	CW	S57N R55N
23:05	N4DH	14MHz	CW	S56N R22N
23:08	KI6PXV	14MHz	CW	S55N R57N