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The pnwSOTA website was created to facilitate communication between SOTA operators in the Pacific Northwest region, as well as show off some of the activities of the top-notch folks we have in the area. On this site you will find information about getting started in SOTA as well as details about summits and activations contributed by people that are operating here.
Pinnacle Peak is an 1800 foot, 2 point peak south of Enumclaw, WA. It is serviced by a large parking lot (with bathrooms) located at (47.16878, -121.98741). Parking address is 26436 SE Mud Mountain Rd, Enumclaw, WA
There are a multitude of trails to the summit area, which has a cool replica fire lookout tower. I posted my route in SOTA Maps and SOTL.AS but your favorite mapping site will have many more options. Mine was 1.6 miles and 1000 feet of ascent.
Local 2m contacts were plentiful and there are trees for a wire if you desire HF.
WA7OOO and I did the first SOTA activation of Sperry Peak as part of a loop that included Vesper Peak, starting from the Sunrise Mine Trailhead. We arrived at the trailhead at about 7:30am on a Saturday morning in mid-August, and found it completely full already (the last few miles of the road has some big potholes, but we saw small sedans parked at the trailhead). We found parking about 0.4 mile back down the road in a spacious pull-out area. A National Forest Recreation Pass is required, there is no kiosk or cell signal at the trailhead, so it's not possible to buy a day pass there.
See the June 2020 report from ND7Y for info on the trail and area.
However there's a washout on FR 93 just about a mile before the trailhead. So, the approach is now from the other end of 93, which adds about 90 minutes to the drive.