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Dawson Saddle

Dawson SaddlePhoto: mjhbower, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
3.7 mi
round trip
950 ft
climb
8,856 ft
high point
Out and back
route

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Dawson Saddle is a moderate out-and-back hike in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Ranger District of Angeles National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is about 3.7 miles long, with a one-way climb of roughly 950 feet from a low point of about 7,905 feet to a high of about 8,856 feet. The route is natural-surface and allows both horses and bikes, so it works for riders and pack animals as well as hikers. The climb is steady, and the saddle itself sits at the top of the route. Hawkins Ridge Trail and Big Rock campground are both about 2 miles away, and Limber Pines Vista is a little farther at about 2.1 miles. Climbers can find Tunnel Crag about 3.3 miles off.

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    Warming Hut

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  • If it rainsThomas Ormston from Darmstadt, Germany, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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