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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWe parked under the power lines, at which point it was a straightforward, steep half-mile bushwhack up the mountain. There\u2019s one clear, true summit, with an old USCGS marker on top. There was little evidence that anyone had been there recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On top, there\u2019s a decently sized activation zone, with a number of low-ish trees with plenty of branches for those of us that are not overly concerned with getting our antenna too high off the ground. There are also plenty of loose rocks for bracing a pole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was a fantastic HF summit – possibly the lowest noise environment that I\u2019ve seen. It was sufficiently far out that I didn\u2019t even bother trying VHF – I had the HT on 146.52 the whole time without hearing a peep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the way up, we swung around to the Southwest a bit. We stayed a bit more North on the way down. It was very similar difficulty-wise. Every so often, we got a glimpse through the trees of the power lines, which made navigation back to the cars easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The road continues further, eventually meeting a hiking trail that would also afford access to Williams Peak, at the cost of a 19 mile round-trip hike. We didn\u2019t explore this section, but instead egressed the way we came, and headed onwards to another first activation – Dice Hill (W0C\/PR-120).<\/p>\n \n W0C\/PR-077Williams Peak3541 m \/ 11617 ftFirst Activation: June 20, 2021With N0TZW By N3ALT Williams Peak was a fun, rarely visited peak accessible by 4×4 trail on the border of Arapahoe and White River National Forests. Take I-70 to Silverthorne, then … Continue reading <\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n \n\n!! WARNING !! There are old<\/b> mountaineers, and \nbold<\/b> mountaineers... there are no old-bold mountaineers. \nHiking and mountain climbing are potentially hazardous activities particularly in Colorado with its extreme elevations. I am not accepting responsibility for any death or injury resulting from activations based on my trip reports. Proper training, experience, and personal capability assessment is required - enjoy!\n<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"