Mount Allison

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.

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.

Gallery

Mount Allison seen from Mission Peak

Mount Allison seen from Mission Peak

Mission Peak (left) and Mount Allison

Mission Peak (left) and Mount Allison

Mount Allison looking from East

Mount Allison looking from East

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Mount Allison (Antarctica)

Mount Allison (72°31′S 162°22′E / 72.517°S 162.367°E / -72.517; 162.367) is a mountain 3 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Mount Stuart, in the Monument Nunataks. It was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Richard G. Allison, biologist at McMurdo Station, summers 1965-66 and 1967-68.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Allison (Antarctica)" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).