Dawson Saddle Trail

Dawson Saddle Trail is a trail in Los Angeles, Southern California, California and has an elevation of 7,818 feet. Dawson Saddle Trail is situated nearby to Throop Peak, as well as near the peak Mount Burnham.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dawson Saddle and Mount Burnham.

Dawson Saddle

Mountain saddle

Dawson Saddle is a saddle and mountain pass over the San Gabriel Mountains located in northeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. At 7,943 ft, it is the highest point along the Angeles Crest Highway and the second highest mountain pass in Southern California after Onyx Summit.

Mount Burnham

Peak

Photo: Ctatkinson, Public domain.

Mount Burnham is one of the highest peaks in the San Gabriel Mountains. It is in the Sheep Mountain Wilderness. It is named for Frederick Russell Burnham the famous American military scout who taught Scoutcraft to Robert Baden-Powell and became one of the inspirations for the founding of the Boy Scouts.

Throop Peak

Peak

Photo: Eeekster, CC BY 3.0.

Throop Peak is a 9,142 feet peak of the San Gabriel Mountains, in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Angeles National Forest, in Los Angeles County, California.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Islip Saddle and Valyermo.

Islip Saddle

Locality

Photo: Eeekster, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Islip Saddle is a saddle and mountain pass in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It lies just west of Mount Islip in the San Gabriel Mountains at the intersection of State Route 2 and the northern terminus of State Route 39. Islip Saddle is situated 3 miles west of Dawson Saddle Trail.

Valyermo

Hamlet

Photo: B Garrett, CC BY 2.0.

Valyermo is an unincorporated community located in the Mojave Desert, in Los Angeles County, California. The community has a population of about 450. Valyermo is situated 6 miles northwest of Dawson Saddle Trail.

Dawson Saddle Trail

Type: Trail
Category: transportation
Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.36861° or 34° 22′ 7″ north

Longitude

-117.80284° or 117° 48′ 10″ west

Elevation

7,818 feet (2,383 metres)

Open location code

8564959W+CV

GeoNames ID

5341778

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