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.
Highest point
Elevation 2,664 ft (812 m)  NAVD 88[1]
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]
Geography
Mount Allison

Alameda County, California, U.S.

Parent range Diablo Range
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]

References

  1. 1 2 "2659=Allison". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  2. ↑ "Mount Allison". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. ↑ "Antenna Structure Registration 607495". Federal Communication Commission. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
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