Picking Your Peak

The embedded Google Map below shows the locations of some of the many many peaks that have been used for, or recommended for, signalling during Operation On-Target. To bring up this map in a separate window, use this link:

Operation On-Target Peak Map

If you click on a peak marker, you will see the peak latitude and longitude, and often also see hyperlinks to more information about that peak.

Google Map of Operation On-Target Peaks

When researching a peak, good resources to check include these links:

Summitpost for information about hiking to the peak (routes, restrictions, difficulty, photos).
Peakfinder for a synthetic view from the peak (pannable, zoomable, with "click on peak" true bearings)(Tutorial Video)
True bearings between peaks: use one or more of:
• PeakFinder website or Peakfinder App (for Android, iPhone, and iPad - download maps, use offline)
• HeyWhatsThat.com
• this spherical earth online calculator (or the formula given there)
• this oblate earth online calculator

NOAA magnetic declination calculator for the offset from true bearings to compass bearings.
HeyWhatsThat.com for tons of information about what you can see and bearings. FAQ, QuickStart Video.
Generate a Panorama creates very detailed, customizable static (non-pannable) synthetic views
ACME Mapper for free printable topo maps, or:
USGS Map Locator or USGS National Map to download the 1:24,000 .pdf topo for the area, or
CalTopo - a site similar ot ACME Mapper
NOAA Solar Calculator to see what the sun azimuth and elevation are for a location and time

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Google Map of Operation On-Target Peaks