Constance Peak

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Looking north along the route up Constance Peak.

3 SEPTEMBER 2023 W6/CT-076

One star – Nothing special but I’d do it again.
Elevation:6,631′
Route: Cross country
Hike Distance: 1.2 miles round trip
Elevation Gain: 400′
Navigation: Easy
Steepness: Moderate
Vehicle: Passenger car
Road: Good dirt road
Cell Coverage: Good Verizon
Hike basics

I first hiked this inauspicious HPS summit on March 22, 1997. It is a pleasant walk through the pines with a decent view on a clear day. It was cloudy on this day and the cumulus clouds did graceful dance around the summit. Thomas Hunting Grounds Road was in good shape with only one spot that I could easily drive around. This was after the freak tropical storm Hillary that dumped a record number of inches on southern California in late August. In 1997 I drove my Volvo sedan to the trailhead.

Here is my roundtrip track up and down Constance Peak

Here are my SOTA summit ratings

Here are some cool links to Summits on the Air (SOTA)

KG6MZS Summit Index by Year

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I'm a graphic artist in the movie business. When I was a kid I got interested in astronomy. When it would get too cloudy to observe the heavens, my buddy and I would sit at the VFO of his Hallicrafters S 38c like safe crackers trying to coax faraway signals out of that humble radio. My love of astronomy and radio survive to this day fifty+ years later.

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