Immediately after activating Black Butte, I drove over to the base of Lovejoy Buttes. This peak towers over the Lake Los Angeles community, and is a pleasant hike. I parked near the height of land on 145 St East. There seemed to be some OHV trails going into the desert here and it wasn't signed. I started hiking east towards the butte.
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| Joshua Trees on the way. |
The desert is sandy on the flat part, and made walking a bit more difficult. There are myriad OHV trails, and I followed one to the base of the hill, then up to the crest. Once on the crest, follow one of the trails along to the high point.
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| Sandy climb up to the ridge. |
Thankfully the ridge is hard rock and sand, and footing is good. Near where I came onto the ridge there is an abandoned boat. Start of the Lake Los Angeles Yacht Club?
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| Setup on the summit. |
It was still breezy, but had warmed up some since Black Butte. I put up the antenna, and was quickly on the air. There was good cell service on top. Once I was done, I took the same route back to the car, where I headed over to Alpine Butte for one last activation.
Trailhead: Height of land, 145 St East
Website: SOTA Site.
Maps: AA6XA SOTA Hikes map.
Route: Follow one of the use trails to the ridge, then around to the summit.
Red Tape: None.
Video: ham_bitious Youtube
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