Mount Allison is a peak of the
Diablo Range
The Diablo Range is a mountain range in the California Coast Ranges subdivision of the Pacific Coast Ranges in northern California, United States. It stretches from the eastern San Francisco Bay area at its northern end to the Salinas Valley are ...
, located in the East Bay southeast of
Fremont,
California
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.
Geography
Mount Allison is part of a ridge that also includes
Mission Peak
Mission Peak is a mountain peak located east of Fremont, California. It is the northern summit on a ridge that includes Mount Allison and Monument Peak. Mission Peak has symbolic importance, and is depicted on the logo of the City of Fremont. I ...
and
Monument Peak. Unlike those other two peaks, Mount Allison is located on unincorporated private property owned by a broadcasting company.
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
Univision () is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the Latino public and includes ...
KDTV) and channel 48 (
Telemundo
Telemundo (; formerly NetSpan) is an American Spanish-language Terrestrial television, terrestrial television network owned by NBCUniversal Television and Streaming#NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a divi ...
KSTS). Erected on February 25, 1998, the antenna is high and has three prongs at the top. Several smaller towers and dishes are also present.
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KTSF
KTSF (channel 26) is a multicultural independent television station licensed to San Francisco, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Bay Area. The station is owned by the Lincoln Broadcasting Company, and maintains studios on Va ...
has relocated its transmitters to Mount Allison on May 7, 2018, previously located atop
San Bruno Mountain.
KTLN-TV
KTLN-TV (channel 68) is a television station licensed to Palo Alto, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Bay Area as an owned-and-operated station of the classic television network Heroes & Icons. It is owned by Weigel Broadcast ...
and
KAXT-CD
KAXT-CD (channel 1) is a low-power, Class A Decades owned-and-operated television station licensed to both San Francisco and San Jose, California, United States, and serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Owned by Chicago-based Weigel Broadcast ...
relocated their transmitters to Mount Allison on June 1, 2018, previously located atop
Mount Burdell
Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in Marin County, California, United States, within the San Francisco Bay Area. It is managed by Marin County Parks. Mount Burdell rises above sea level. Hidden Lake, a seasonal pond located ...
.
Gallery
File:Mount Allison seen from Mission Peak.JPG, Mount Allison seen from Mission Peak
File:Mission Peak (left) and Mount Allison.JPG, Mission Peak (left) and Mount Allison
File:Mount Allison looking from East.JPG, Mount Allison looking from East
References
External links
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Diablo Range
Mountains of Alameda County, California
Mount Allison
Mountains of the San Francisco Bay Area
Mountains of Northern California
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