Mount Allison

This article is about the California peak. For the Canadian university, see Mount Allison University.

Mount Allison
Mission Peak (L), Mount Allison (C) and Monument Peak (R) after a fairly deep snowfall in March 2006.
Elevation	2,664 ft (812 m) NAVD 88^[1]
Location
Mount Allison Alameda County, California, U.S.
Range	Diablo Range
Coordinates	37°29′56″N 121°52′17″W / 37.498913944°N 121.871297656°W / 37.498913944; -121.871297656Coordinates: 37°29′56″N 121°52′17″W / 37.498913944°N 121.871297656°W / 37.498913944; -121.871297656^[1]
Topo map	USGS Calaveras Reservoir

Mount Allison is a peak of the Diablo Range, located in the East Bay southeast of Fremont, California.

Geography

Mount Allison is part of a ridge that also includes Mission Peak and Monument Peak. Unlike those other two peaks, Mount Allison is located on unincorporated private property owned by a broadcasting company.^[2]

Broadcasting antennas

Owned by Communication and Control, Inc. (CCI), a large free-standing broadcasting antenna on Mount Allison broadcasts two Spanish channels, channel 14 (Univision KDTV) and channel 48 (Telemundo KSTS). Erected on February 25, 1998, the antenna is 443 feet (135 m) high and has three prongs at the top. Several smaller towers and dishes are also present.^[3]

Gallery

Mount Allison seen from Mission Peak
Mission Peak (left) and Mount Allison
Mount Allison looking from East

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "2659=Allison". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
↑ "Mount Allison". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
↑ "Antenna Structure Registration 607495". Federal Communication Commission. Retrieved 2009-08-05.

External links

"Communication and Control, Inc. (CCI)". Retrieved 2011-05-08.
"Mount Allison". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
"Mount Allison, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-08-05.

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