On Saturday 1st July 2023, Tom K6TAA, a radio amateur from Corrales, NM reached the summit of South Ash Mountain and became the first to activate this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 23 contacts in total working on the 40m and 20m amateur radio bands.
The summit of South Ash Mountain is 3484 metres (11430 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.