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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.
4536 is one of those remote 2-point summits way out by Table Rock and the Molalla River Corridor that takes a while to get to. Plan 2.5+ hours from Portland, each way. I would combine this with Baty Butte to make it worth your time.
Baty Butte is a 4-point summit on BLM land up the Molalla River Corridor in Clackamas County, OR. It hadn't been activated in a while and had no writeup so after the fires of 2020, there was some uncertainty about access and condition.
Getting there: Access is relatively easy if your car has okay ground clearance. I got there in a Subaru Forester without difficulty. Drive up Forest Service road 25 to the intersection with 2565. There is some erosion to the road bed that might create a problem for a Prius. The two worst spots are near the intersection with road 25. Everything is clear past those two points. As of Summer 2026, vegetation is beginning to encroach on the road corridor but I avoided pinstripes. About a mile up, the road splits in three directions. Keep the summit to your right as you proceed.