STRAWBERRY PEAK

Strawberry Peak as seen from the "Rim-of-the-World" Highway 18.

Type: Junction/Switched

Callsign: KMQ33

Location: Atop Strawberry Peak in the San Bernardino Mountains in San Bernardino County.  Just 2 miles west of Rimforest and about 9 miles north of downtown San Bernardino.

LAT/LONG: 34.13.55   -117.14.04

Elevation:  6, 100 feet

Paths: Cline Springs, Keller Peak, San Bernardino, Corona, Padua Hills, Phelan and Table Mountain.

Notes: One of the most important sites in the Southern California microwave network.  Used to "jump" microwaves from both the Los Angeles and San Bernardino Valleys over the mountains and toward the network in the eastern high desert.  Site was constructed as part of the initial Long Lines microwave network in 1954 and built to be survivable and contained heavy concrete reinforced walls and emergency backup generators.  Modified and strengthen horns provided protection from nuclear blasts and heavy snow loads.  Site is well locked up and still owned by AT&T.

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 View from the bottom of the mountains in San Bernardino.  Hard to see but it is at the top of the center peak.

 Facility entrance.  Site is still secured with cycloned wire fence and multiple locks.

 Closer view of garages used to store vehicles during the snowy winter months.  Note AT&T logo.

 Top roof of structure.  Note emergency generator exhausts at center end of roof.

 Under balcony type structure in the middle portion of the facility.

 Microwave tower looking toward the west.  Horn pointed to Keller Peak.

 Cable entrance into building at base of tower.

 Close up view of top of tower. Note modified horns and GEP antennas used in the Echo-Foxtrot communications system.

Looking toward the southeast.  Horns at top pointed toward Phelan (top) and Table Mountain (Bottom).

East side of structure.  Note unusual balcony type construction.

AT&T sign on entrance gate.

Base of 155 foot microwave tower.

Looking southwest from Strawberry Peak toward the San Bernardino Valley 6000 feet below.

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