26 West is a 26-m (85 foot) diameter dish radio telescope. The focus of the  telescope is about 18 meters (60 feet) in front of the dish. At the focus are several radiofrequency feeds to detect 1420 MHz, 4.8 GHz, 6.7 GHz, and 12.2 GHz signals.

The telescope is located at:
Latitude: 35 deg 11.932 min N
Longitude: 82 deg 52.523 min W
Altitude: 868 meters (2847 feet)