The summit of Rock Point is a steep short climb up from either the Paradise Trail #124 or FR-6401. Both the forest road and summit are shaded and would be a good choice for a hot sunny day. In good weather, it could be combined with other peaks nearby W7W/LC-059 Timbered Peak and W7W/LC-064 Sister Rocks. If doing multiple peaks, I would do this one last as it is the most shaded route of the three due to recent fires.
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1930 (Maidenhead Mtn), WA | April 2023
Maidenhead Mtn (W7W Summit 1930) is accessible with a 1.5 mile (800 ft vertical) hike up an abandoned Forest Service Road bed. The road bed is overgrown with trees that look around 8 years old. There is a trail that is established for about 50% of the way. The second half of the route has a significant amount of blowdown and really slows you.
Dennie Ahl Hill, WA | April 2023
Dennie Ahl Hill is due west of Hoodsport WA. We used Google maps from Shelton and it routed us correctly. Our route was "priusable" with some potholes that are navigatable. It has a wide activation zone and FM into the Seattle area is doable. I set up HF to get some S2S, trees around the perimeter make it easy to set up a mast and you can easily lounge in a chair in the flat area. Easy Peazy summit.
Baldy Peak, WA | Feb 2023
Baldy Peak was a wonderful and pleasant surprise. I recommend it. The minimum hike is 1.2 miles round trip with about 650’ vertical. The hike can be extended by parking a bit further down B-1000 and hiking up the Buck Creek trail.
2700 (Circuit Pk), WA| Feb 2023
The route I took to 2700 – Circuit Peak was 3.6 miles round trip with 1100’ vertical. It was a combination of forest road walking and moderate bushwhacking. I think it may take a few activators summiting to get the best route to the top identified. There are smaller ridgelines and drainages not shown on the topo maps, and it may be possible to follow the old roadbed nearly all the way to the summit.
Summit 4420, OR | Jan 2023
This is an alternate summit route to what W6PZA wrote up here: http://www.pnwsota.org/blog/w6pza/2020-november-30/summit-4420-or-november-2020 . You can take the Cole Loop Trail 854 that crosses the road near the second gate on the road going up to Gray Butte.
5140, OR | January 2023
The 5140 summit is a pleasant one mile hike from FR-2610 in the Ochoco National Forest. The turnoff to FR-2610 is right off of Hwy 26 and about 22 miles East of Prineville. I activated in the winter on snow shoes, I found a road bed for the hike up that may allow a near drive up in the summer.
Peak 2340, OR | November, 2022
When I read Etienne’s trip report ( http://www.pnwsota.org/blog/k7atn/2016-march-21/peak-2340-or-march-2016 ), I made a small error in planning my approach to 2340. Instead of “just west of Highway 26 Rest Area” I planned for Olson Road, which is just *east* the Hwy 26 rest area.
East Crater, WA (From East Side) | Sept 2022
East Crater Summit can be accessed from the Northwest via PCT (See http://www.pnwsota.org/blog/k7ahr/2020-october-10/east-crater-wa-september-2020 ) or from the east side via East Crater Trail #48 (https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/giffordpinchot/recarea/?recid=31748). This report is for the east side access.
Huffman Peak, WA | July 2022
I hiked to Huffman Peak from Siouxon Peak ( http://www.pnwsota.org/blog/kj7eha/2022-july-24/siouxon-peak-wa-july-2022 ). The trail is very easy to follow, and traverses through a 2020 burn area. It is very wide. There was a lot of blowdown, but easy to step over and around. The summit itself has been burned and is exposed. In July 2022, the forest floor was showing signs of new growth tiny seedlings everywhere.