Tag Archives: Santa Ynez Mountains

Santa Ynez Peak x2

Here’s the 2m SSB station amid all the other communications infrastructure on Santa Ynez Peak. 14 MARCH 2026 W6/CC-036 Elevation: 4,298′ Route: Drive-up Hike Distance: n/a Elevation Gain: n/a Navigation: easy Steepness: n/a Vehicle: Passenger car* Road: Mostly paved. 1/2 mile dirt Cell Coverage: Excellent Verizon *The dirt section is rough but nothing an averageContinue reading “Santa Ynez Peak x2”

Summit 3,620′

Looking west to Santa Ynez Peak 1 MARCH 2025 W6/SC-124 Elevation: 3,620′ Route: Paved Road Hike Distance: Drive-up Elevation Gain: n/a Navigation: n/a Steepness: n/a Vehicle: Passenger car Road: Good paved road Cell Coverage: Good Verizon Hike basics Nothing much to this one. The high point on Camino Cielo is within the activation zone. ThereContinue reading “Summit 3,620′”

La Cumbre Peak

The early morning marine layer to the south of this lovely summit. 1 MARCH 2025 W6/SC-086 Elevation: 3,986′ Route: Almost a drive up Hike Distance: .2 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 80′ Navigation: Easy Steepness: Gentle Vehicle: Passenger car Road: Good paved road Cell Coverage: Good verizon Hike basics Three stars for a virtual drive-upContinue reading “La Cumbre Peak”