- Summer Bonus: 3 Pts June 15 - September 15
- Other summits in the area: W6/SN-033 Mammoth Mountain, W6/ND-037 Lookout Mountain, W6/ND-392 Dry Creek Knoll, W6/ND-029 Banner Ridge, W6/ND-393 8185 (Benton Crag), W6/ND-012 Bald Mountain, W6/ND-026 Gilbert Peak, W6/ND-047 Casa Diablo
Sunday, July 27, 2025. For the route we took we exited Hwy 395 at Substation road. We then drove 5.5 mi on the Forest Service road, to an intersection with another road that headed towards the peak. Not knowing the road condition, we parked at this intersection, at 37.68040, -118.87395 and hiked 1.8 mi. (During the hike we observed we could have driven an additional 0.5 mi, parking at 37.67445, -118.86858.) As we approached the summit, the road turned into a trail and climbed to the peak. The summit was a large flat area, mixed rock and small plants. We enjoyed this hike. When we finished we drove an additional 0.25 mi to the site of the Huntley Kaolinite Mine. There is not much to see from the road, but from the summits here we see it is huge.
Lorene W6LOR and Mike K6STR call this summit the “Airport summit” because of its proximity to the McGee Creek airport. They later told us that they took a different route, only 1 km from the highway. They described soft sand where they were slipping backwards. It sounds like this is a quicker way to get to the summit, but not as enjoyable.
The Bishop repeaters can be used to stir up 2m/FM contacts on 146.52 MHz (see Repeater listings, below.)
Bishop area repeaters
- These are linked and have PL 103.5
Silver Peak, 146.940
Mazourka Peak, 146.760-
Alabama Hills, 147.210+
- Carol KE6SRN and Tom KE6SRO