Goat Mountain is at the extreme western edge of public land here. There are multiple floors, including one that is underwater. 8), and KOPB (PBS Ch. It was loud and obnoxious and tainted the experience. It is a radio comm site with numerous VHF antennas (+ other transmitters) on one tower at the summit. I am related to goats, sheep, and even cows! Two Way Radio Rentals; Wireless Device Rentals; Satellite Phone Rentals; Electrical Services. Unfortunately, it is most well known among the yahoos for four wheeling and target shooting. Goat Mountain is a summit in Oregon and has an elevation of 4203 feet. Rainier, and Mt. Goat Mtn is located southeast of Molalla. There’s a road all the way to the top. Goat Hill is the highest point of the western rib, also marked as Gila Range, of South Mountain which lies within the city limits of Phoenix. But that route proved not to pan out due to a decommissioned road (see my map at the bottom of the post). A little less than a year ago I summited a mountain, known in SOTA terms as 9431 (it's elevation ASL) with a designator of W5N/PW-019, which put me over 1,000 Activator points and thus qualified me for the Mountain Goat award. 12/18/20 16:30:30 4pm break 3 shelby - goat 12/18/20 16:26:09 See the Light - The Jeff Healey Band 12/18/20 16:24:05 WINTER WONDERLAND - Selena Gomez and The Scene Goat Mountain Lookout was constructed in 1934 on the Minarets Ranger District of the Sierra National Forest overlooking Bass Lake, a popular mountain biking destination. A goat tower is a multi-story decorative goat house, modeled on a European garden folly, an early example of which was built in Portugal in the 19th century. Outdoor adventures from a peachy life! Listen live The Goat radio with Onlineradiobox.com We picked up a spur angling uphill to the right, then made a sharp right turn onto 021. Goat Mountain from Mapcarta, the free map. Today we set off for Clear Lake and Goat Mountain in the Clackamas River Ranger District south of Estacada. I hate it when folks don't tread lightly). We grabbed the geocache and headed back to the car, picking up trash as we went. Then a couple of people on dirt bikes arrive. We hiked down from the right. This Goat Mountain is south of Estacada, you can reach it from Hillockburn Rd- FS 45 or from Mollala. Adams, as well as Clear Lake below us: To the southwest we could see the tops of Olallie Butte and Mt. I don't know if there are any trails at all, but there are lots of roads around the base of the mountain. The first goat tower was built at Aveleda, a winery in Portugal's Vinho Verde region. It is a 14' x 14' L-4 cab with catwalk on a 20' H-braced steel tower. Inspired by a visit to Cala Boquer north of Porta Pollensa, Mallorca. This summit and Clear Lake below were actually on BLM land, surrounded by a checkerboard of national forest and other BLM land. We made our way slowly up 021, which is not in horrible shape (since maintenance trucks need to get up here to the radio towers) but the size of the rocks on the road were pretty huge and I was nervous about getting a flat tire. We stopped to chat briefly. Here’s what we did get: I’m glad we visited the area, but it’s sad to see it so trashed. Address: 101 … These Resources can also be found in large crates throughout the building. The road to the left there was bermed. CKQR-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts an classic rock format at 99.3 FM in Castlegar, British Columbia. Here is our route. Cougar Mountain Radio Hill Also known as "Goat Hill" KNHC-FM 89.5 MHz 8500 Watts Height above Ground Level 64 meters (210 feet) KBCS-FM 91.3 MHz 1800 Watts Height above Ground Level 79 … The red arrows indicate our successful second attempt. Site: Goat Mountain #1: Latitude: 45° 07' 51" N : Longitude: 122° 17' 32" W : Elevation: 4,229 feet 1,289 meters : AGL – Above Ground Level (Tower Height): The Radio Tower, also called the abandoned sea facility, is a location in Raft that can only be reached using a Receiver. Hood was the closest: But we could also see Mt. The goat tower is basically a multi-story tower built out of brick and mortar with a spiral wooden ramp on the outside leading up to the top. Share or Save this Map. This site was picked to improve coverage to the south and east part of the Willamette Valley where 440.450 repeater was … The station was branded as Mountain FM and it is now called The GOAT and it is owned by the Vista Broadcast Group. View a map of FCC Cell Phone Towers locations. I studied the maps ahead of time and picked out a route, getting onto Road 4510 where it intersects with Road 45 (aka Hillockburn Road) just south of the Hillockburn Trailhead. Contains numerous radio and television transmitting towers serving the Phoenix area, including those of the ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC network-affiliated stations. Jefferson, with nearby South Fork Mountain in the middle: For a place with such nice views, it was anything but peaceful. In the tower is a white board that reveals part of the game's story. Quite pretty! We threw it off into the trees: This is the size of the “gravel” on the road, with my foot for comparison. 2017 – Any additional data/information pictures sent to me will be added to this website. Tower Construction ; Tower Site Locations ; Site Management & Marketing ; Rentals. We wouldn’t have been able to go much further anyway since there is a huge berm blocking the road about a half mile before the lake: Of course the OHVs have constructed a detour around it: Just past the berm we ran into a group of people on dirt bikes and ATVs taking a break. We backtracked to Road 45 and picked up the 145 spur and hopped onto 4510 from there. We could hear target shooting in the forest in multiple spots, including a new set of target shooters at the lake below. Once on the top, small rolling hills seem to go on forever, it's very fun to explore. I’m not sure how I missed this when studying the maps earlier. It was open but it is now completely pointless anyway since the off-roading crowd have created a detour around the right side that is so wide you could drive a regular vehicle on it: The view up there was great! It is a large facility built upon a small barren Island. We told them we were just looking for a geocache and they told us they were shooting towards the cliff. Wasatch Range, Ensign Peak Coordinates: 40°48'29" N, 111°53'23" W ; Ground Elevation AMSL: 5,938 ft (1,810 m) Ensign Peak is a peak in the foothills of Wasatch Range, overlooking Salt Lake City. Friends called 911 to report him missing. It is a 14' x 14' L-4 cab with catwalk on a 20' H-braced steel tower. The moving of the tower to a new point on the mountain will give a clearer view to lookouts. Zion, which was financed by the Amador County Board of Supervisors and the state, is completed. A red orb at the top of the tallest tower applies the Anti-Gravity Goat mutator when touched.. Demons roam the mountain, though they are easily killed by … Tower was 197 feet tall and was possibly painted because of the low flying military helicopters coming out of Twentynine Palms Marine Station. This site is home to the W7OTV Repeater (146.96 Tn=127.5 Hz) and is a Verizon cellsite. There was one point where it looked like someone (maybe Weyerhaeuser?) Built in 1962 : BESS (Photo American Tower Corp) Bess. Contributed material may be separately copyrighted. Type: Repeater Location: Another very remote site. Now you can! On October 16, 2005 443.700 repeater was installed on Goat Mountain (Picture to the Right) with the help of Rob Hoeye KD7OFU, John Moore KD7JWZ, Kevin Novak K7KCN. There are geocaches at both the lake and the mountain and in past logs people mentioned the difficulty in navigating the confusing maze of roads. Goat Mountain is fairly prominent and easily recognizable from many spots in the area due to its two sets of radio towers. There is trash everywhere in addition to targets and shells from the shooters. Bunke said the 80-foot structure, topped by a 14-by-14-foot house, apparently fell when its supporting timbers buckled. We parted ways and kept hiking toward the lake. The top of Goat Mountain was where we headed for our lunch spot. Commercial & Industrial; RF/Communication Construction; FCC Services. We got pretty close to Clear Lake before we reached some rough road. You'll notice a small cave to the right of the large mountain but no trail leads to it, my sister and I were hoping to get to it to explore but it was getting late and ha to go home. The tower includes windows with shallow floors so the animals can shelter inside in their own 'rooms'. FCC Licensing; Wide Area Radios. Are electronic sites enroaching on tower? Copyright © 2020, American Resources, Inc. All rights reserved. The road continues on to the left. No longer used for fire detection, it is maintained as a radio relay site. 10), • 691 ft (210.6 m) tall Sander Media tower at 299 NW Skyline Blvd, • 919 ft (280 m) tall Sinclair Broadcast Group tower at 225 NW Skyline Blvd, Tower Site Services. Camping and Hiking in the Deschutes National Forest. From this point, hike the steep Goat Mountain Trail #673 approximately three miles to the end of its maintained portion. A Clackamas County Sheriff's Office team is working to recover the body of the person who fell from an area near the a radio tower array. February 5, 1950: "The Goat mountain fire lookout tower 17 miles east of here collapsed beneath the weight of snow and ice January 14, George Bunke, district fire warden, said Saturday. Old Goat Mountain is a location in Goat MMO Simulator.. There was a crane here and it looks like they were just finishing up some construction: There was a nice patch of glacier lilies: It was very cloudy to the west but I could just make out Marys Peak to the southwest. Residents of the area had noticed the tower was no longer visible. Hi! (And it’s definitely not a new problem.) It is the location of six tall broadcasting towers: • 926 ft (282.2 m) tall Skyline Tower at 299 NW Skyline Blvd (A joint venture candelabra tower of KGW (NBC Ch. On the way out we backtracked to 4520 (green arrows) and followed that back to 45. < Previous Lookout: Fence Meadow Lookout (US 302), Next Lookout: Herd Peak Lookout (US 304) >. Mt. Want to share this map with friends and family, or bookmark it so you can visit it again later? This award is one of the most satisfying awards I've achieved in ham radio, including #1 Honor Roll. What could have been a peaceful and lovely place to linger for a few minutes was instead loud and stressful. (Blue Lake Advocate) February 5, 1930: "The new steel lookout station on Mt. Being so close to the shooters and having the cliff walls deflect the sound back was deafening. Sheesh: Just before a gate we reached a wide open area that is clearly popular with target shooters, although there were none today: There were shotgun shells and tons of trash: The gate is at the boundary between the Mt. Located on a small mountain … Almost 80 years old, nearly 60 feet tall, no longer in use, uncared for by forest service, not in good shape at all. The Goat Camp Trail continues on straight toward Mesquite Canyon. Hood National Forest and the BLM land we were about to enter. Give your map a name or just continue to the next step to get your map's link. There was a pretty big patch of deep snow: As we descended down to the lake we got a glimpse of the radio towers on Goat Mountain above the lake: We could hear target shooting at the lake as we approached. Unfortunately there are over 600 Saanen goats on Back’s farm – the Fairview Wine and Cheese Farm in the Paarl area of South Africa, just a short journey from Cape Town. That means that only six or so get to live the high rise life but the goat tower has become a symbol of the farm even if it is better known for its wine than its goat’s cheese! Then we reached a patch of soft and muddy snow that I was worried about getting stuck in, so we decided to park and walk the rest of the way. They had just been to the lake and were now headed up to Goat Mountain. That’s all Weyerhaeuser land in the foreground: Looking south I could see Table Rock on the horizon: A better look at Table Rock, and it’s companion Rooster Rock: Looking southeast with South Fork Mountain at far left. The radio towers are out of sight and out of frame on the right: The shot below is at the lakeshore looking back at the road. Radio facilities are located north of Ensign Peak and south of Ensign Peak, near Meridian Peak. Back at the car we continued south on 4510, passing 4520 on the left (which would be our return route). I’m a librarian, photographer, hiker, fire lookout enthusiast, adventurer, outdoor-lover, and Oregonian. The blue arrows indicate our first failed attempt to reach Clear Lake. There were hundreds of beverage containers on the roadbed and alongside it. Note: As you approach the saddle where the summit trail turns right, there is a giant fallen saguaro cactus on your right. Goat Mountain is fairly prominent and easily recognizable from many spots in the area due to its two sets of radio towers. Man, this place is a mess: We found the geocache and got the hell out of there. St. Helens, Mt. Since its creation in 1981 the tower has become the most identifiable symbol of Fairview Wine and Cheese. Continue. Goat Hill (2526 ft) Mount Suppoa (South Mountain, TV Tower Peak), highest point in the mountains at 2690 ft (820 m). Bill Ulmer 1941wwu@gmail.com Features I am an herbivore I eat mosses, lichens, and other kinds of vegetation. Mountain Goats are quite skilled at balancing on rocky ledges and can fit all four hooves on rocks as small as 2” by 6”, the same size as this dashed-line box. This peak is not far from Suppoa Peak, the highpoint of the South Mountain range which can be easily identified due to all the radio towers on top. Continue on "unmaintained trail" another 1.5 miles. Beneath th… Listen online to The Goat radio station 98.9 MHz FM for free – great choice for Courtenay, Canada. We have added new mountain goat sounds recorded on our remote cameras. The access roads are good and 2wd passable with some careful driving up to intersection with NF-45 and NF4510-021. Radio contacts. There are geocaches at both the lake and the mountain and in past logs people mentioned the difficulty in navigating the confusing maze of … A couple had arrived in a small truck and were admiring the views. Trees and brush have already been removed from the top of Mt. No longer used for fire detection, it is maintained as a radio … The Goat Mountain Lookout in the Mendocino National Forest has fallen over along with the NFS communication tower there. The Goat Tower is located near the Heart of Lake Shelbyville: 1968 N 2500 E Rd Windsor, IL 61957 Tours available by appointment: 2174592337 David Johnson’s goats are probably happier than most other goats in the world. Goat Mountain Get-A-Way presents you with seven uniquely decorated, large modern chalets which feature queen size beds and pullouts, 4 piece baths, fully equipped kitchens, gas fireplaces, gas barbeques, wrap-around decks, cable TV, free high-speed wireless internet, and a … This doesn’t feel like public land, it feels like a place that the authorities have given up on and abandoned to its fate at the hands of people who don’t respect the land. Goat Mountain Lookout was constructed in 1934 on the Minarets Ranger District of the Sierra National Forest overlooking Bass Lake, a popular mountain biking destination. The mountain is actually an active volcano, filled with lava and evil-looking towers. This is Clear Lake. Another option when we reached the dirt road would have been to continue out the 4.5 miles to the Goat Mountain Lookout and that is a fun hike but we didn’t do that on this hike. I am a mountain goat. There’s a road all the way to the top. had tried to block the path with boulders, but there was a large detour around it: Of course it’s long gone. Take the left turn here and hike another .83 miles (800' elevation gain) to the microwave towers on the summit. The forest is riddled with dozens of illegal and muddy OHV roads (example). 4520 is the most direct way to both the lake and the mountain. How are YOU like a mountain goat? Bronze Edition of 9 36 x 35 x 12 cm 14″ x 13″ x 5″ 2006 Study of a billy goat climing a mountain. We parked and started walking. Follow the road 2.5 miles to the Goat Mountain Trailhead (elevation 2500 feet). The access road in the foreground is a completely different road than the one that goes to the other summit and looking at the map I’m not even sure the correct route to get to it (although it is surely gated): I headed back to the other summit. There is a parking area on the left just before the trail and one on the right just after. We hollered to make our presence known so we didn’t get shot. Zion." After the radio tower the hike gets a lot easier. Even if I’d had a big enough bag, it would have taken me hours to pick them all up for the 0.7 mile hike back to the car. Maybe it’s fortuitous that we did that, because in the snow we found a discarded crowbar which could have punctured a tire if we had hit it wrong. The facility contains lootable Materials such as Scrap, Plastic, Glass, and Vine Goo, which do not require tools to gather. 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