Mount Allison
{{Short description|Mountain in California, United States}}
{{about|the California peak|the Canadian university|Mount Allison University}}
{{Distinguish|Allison Peak}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Allison
| photo = Mount Allison looking from East.JPG
| photo_caption = from the east
| elevation_ft = 2664
{{cite ngs
| id = HS4920
| designation = 2659=Allison
| accessdate = 2009-08-05 }}
| map = USA California
| map_size = 200
| label_position = right
| location = Alameda County, California, U.S.
| range = Diablo Range
| coordinates = {{coord|37.498913944|N|121.871297656|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| range_coordinates =
| topo = 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.{{cite summitpost |id=154840 |name=Mount Allison |accessdate=2011-05-07}}
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 {{convert|443|ft|m}} high and has three prongs at the top. Several smaller towers and dishes are also present.
{{cite web
| url = http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=607495
| title = Antenna Structure Registration 607495
| publisher = Federal Communications Commission
| accessdate = 2009-08-05 }}
KTSF has relocated its transmitters to Mount Allison on May 7, 2018, previously located atop San Bruno Mountain. KTLN-TV and KAXT-CD relocated their transmitters to Mount Allison on June 1, 2018, previously located atop Mount Burdell.
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{commons-inline}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.com-ctl.com/ |title=Communication and Control, Inc. (CCI) |accessdate=2011-05-08}}
- {{cite gnis |id=218152 |name=Mount Allison |accessdate=2009-08-05}}
- {{cite peakbagger |pid=24406 |name=Mount Allison, California |accessdate=2009-08-05}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allison, Mount}}
Category:Mountains of Alameda County, California
Category:Mountains of the San Francisco Bay Area
Category:Mountains of Northern California
{{AlamedaCountyCA-geo-stub}}