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Challenging Hike To Strawberry Peak In the San Gabriel Mountains

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HIKE TO: Strawberry Peak TRAIL: Mountaineer’s Route from Colby Canyon MILES: 6.46 miles out and back TIME: 2:47 hrs up, 2:17 hrs down DATE I WENT: 12/20/20 DIFFICULTY: moderate ELEVATION: 6,165 ft ELEVATION GAIN: 2,684 ft PARKING PERMIT: yes LOCATION: Angeles National Forest Where is Strawberry Peak? Strawberry Peak is the prominent peak shaped like …

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Snow Hike to Smith Mountain Saddle

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HIKE TO: Smith Saddle (the saddle before Smith Mountain) TRAIL: Upper Bear Creek Trail MILES: 5.98 mi TIME: 4:05 hr total time, 3:18 hr moving time DATE I WENT: 11/30/19 DIFFICULTY: easy  ELEVATION: 4291 ft  ELEVATION GAIN/ LOSS: 982 ft  HIKE PERMIT: no LOCATION: San Gabriel Mountains in Angeles National Forest, California This past Thanksgiving …

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