NPOTA Entity: San Francisco Maritime Historic Park HP40 SOTA summit: N/A Activation Date: February 7th, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes Solo hike: Yes ATT Coverage: Excellent Photos: Copyright Paul Gacek 2016 Early
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Sunset Peak (W6/CT-022)
NPOTA Entity: N/A SOTA summit: W6/CT-022 Activation Date: Jan 28, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes Solo hike: With Scott AK6Q ATT Coverage: Variable Photos: Copyright Paul Gacek 2016 Trail details: 7 miles
Shootout near Paramount Ranch on Triunfo Peak (W6/SC-219) in Santa Monica NRA (RC17)
NPOTA Entity: Santa Monica National Recreation Area RC17 SOTA summit: W6/SC-219 Activation Date: Jan 26, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes Solo hike: Yes ATT Coverage: Excellent Photos: Copyright Paul Gacek 2016 Malibu is pitch
Almost Teutonia (W6/CD-013) and definitely Mojave National Preserve (PV13)
NPOTA Entity: Mojave National Preserve PV13 SOTA summit: W6/CD-013 Activation Date: Jan 18, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes Solo hike: Yes ATT Coverage: Marginal Photos: Copyright Paul Gacek 2016 I missed a
Dante’s Benchmark (W6/ND-144) in Death Valley (NP15)
NPOTA Entity: Death Valley National Park NP15 SOTA summit: W6/ND-144 Activation Date: Jan 16, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes Solo hike: No ATT Coverage: Great with limitations (see text) Photos: Copyright
White Top Mountain (W6/ND-053) in Death Valley (NP15)
NPOTA Entity: Death Valley National Park NP15 SOTA summit: W6/ND-053 Activation Date: Jan 15, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes ATT Coverage: Great Photos: Copyright Paul Gacek 2016 Access: Drive
Ryan Mountain in Joshua Tree NP (NPOTA NP32 and SOTA W6/CD-016), Jan 8, 2016
NPOTA Entity: NP32 SOTA summit: W6/CD-016 Activation Date: Jan 8, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes ATT Coverage: Great Access: Park at 34.002714, -116.136151 Hike on Ryan Mountain Trail 3 mile
Golden Gate Recreation Area just before dawn – activating NPOTA RC11
NPOTA Entity: RC11 Activation Date: Jan 2, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes ATT Coverage: Goodish Access: Park at 37.833849, -122.494465. Hike on Coastal Trail ~1 mile roundtrip
W6-CT-014 (Kratka Ridge) SOTA Activation Sept 03, 2015
Summit: W6-CT-014 ATT Data Coverage: Excellent but intermittently off ATT Voice coverage: Unknown Hike stats: 1.5 miles roundtrip and 700′ ascent The Angeles Crest Highway
W6-ND-003 (Glass Mt) SOTA Activation – July 12, 2015
Up at 11,200ft just east of Mammoth in California, Glass Mt is unique in that it is primarily made of obsidian, which in places shows