A near drive-up summit in the Coast Range. From Highway 36 near Milepost 18, take paved Nelson Mountain Road east. When the pavement ends just before 3 miles, turn uphill to stay on Nelson Mountain Road (my GPS called it Chickahominy). Do not go through the yellow gate - that's the 17-8-14 Road. Continue up to just past the 4 mile sign at a four way intersection turn right onto Walker Point Road. Go 3.2 miles on Walker Pt Road, Head up to a yellow gate about 0.1 miles from the summit and go on foot into the AZ. I activated near some spur roads off the summit to avoid any RFI. No 2m FM activity as you might expect in this remote location. There are trees for antennas.
Although the roads are well-graded gravel, some of the steep sections of Walker Point Road may be challenging for a Prius. In 2023 there is a timber sale near the summit, so at some point there may be logging activity closing the road. Nearby Windy Peak W7O/CC-042 might also be activated if you are headed that way.
