Dawson Peak Climber's Log

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wannabepeakbagger

wannabepeakbagger - Nov 16, 2017 3:24 pm Date Climbed: Nov 16, 2017

Windy windy  Sucess!

This was about as easy as it gets. Road was open all the way to North Backbone trailhead. 3 hours car to car. Wind nearly blew me off the trail though. It was my first time on this particular area and I hope to be back

Snowman of Annapurna

Snowman of Annapurna - Feb 1, 2017 12:27 pm Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2015

The Real Backbone  Sucess!

Great Hike.

Augie Medina

Augie Medina - Nov 2, 2016 1:15 pm Date Climbed: Oct 22, 2016

From Baldy  Sucess!

Baldy via Devil's Backbone and then to Dawson. Did not enjoy the 1200' drop to the saddle below Dawson.

socalpeakbagger

socalpeakbagger - Aug 14, 2016 6:40 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2016

Tough but amazing views!  Sucess!

Hit Pine and Dawson...I'll be back to complete that North Backbone all the way to Baldy!

IronHiker

IronHiker - Aug 3, 2015 1:34 pm Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2015

North Backbone  Sucess!

Pine, Dawson, Baldy, West Baldy.

ScottWhitneyBound

ScottWhitneyBound - Jul 26, 2015 11:48 am Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2015

First Time  Sucess!

A group of 7 went from Manker Flats to Baldy, then on the North Backbone Trail to Pine Mountain, hit Dawson on the way back to Baldy, then down the Devil's Backbone to Baldy Notch for a beer and a ticket down on the chair lift. Tough, but rewarding hike!

royanderson

royanderson - Feb 23, 2014 5:45 pm Date Climbed: Feb 22, 2014

North backbone  Sucess!

Started at Manker Flat, went up Register Ridge to Baldy, then down the North backbone To Dawson. I missed the trail down Baldy when I was off in some snow and ice, but found it easily on the way back, then returned via Baldy Bowl. I was hoping to also do Pine Mountain, but a late start in the day nixed that.

brichardsson

brichardsson - Sep 21, 2013 10:47 pm Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2013

fun peak  Sucess!

via north backbone trail

orbitor

orbitor - Sep 3, 2013 2:03 pm Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2013

Via North Backbone Trail  Sucess!

Cleaning up the higher HPS peaks north of Baldy. Dawson was #2 after coming up over Pine from Blue Ridge. Great views of Baldy's north face and the desert, also out to the San Bernardino. Reversed route back down to Blue Ridge and finished with Wright.

seano

seano - Oct 17, 2012 3:41 pm Date Climbed: Oct 17, 2012

North Backbone  Sucess!

A nice, easy hike to Baldy and back.

NavySeabee

NavySeabee - Sep 26, 2011 11:23 am Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2011

Wright - Pine - Dawson  Sucess!

Success this time! Beautiful hike from Blue Ridge. Really enjoyed the part from Pine/Dawson saddle to summit. Tacked on Circle Mtn before this traverse hike. Note the Dawson Peak Trail junction (Fish Creek Trail on sign) and noted the trail was overgrown at the top too. No surprise there...

MtnDoser

MtnDoser - Sep 20, 2011 3:56 pm Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2011

Menker Flats to Baldy to Dawson  Sucess!

I was originally wanting to go from Baldy to Dawson to Pine and back, but time and energy was low. Bagged Dawson then headed back up the steep ascent to Baldy's summit.

Paulatron

Paulatron - Aug 8, 2011 11:32 pm Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2011

North Backbone  Sucess!

Not very exciting, but if you're already on your way to Baldy from Pine, might as well bag it.

mcphersonm80

mcphersonm80 - Aug 8, 2011 1:22 pm Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2011

North Backbone (with Pine and Baldy)  Sucess!

Probably the least remarkable of the three peaks on this trail, but the relatively tame ascent from the Pine/Dawson saddle was very much appreciated by my feet/knees/legs.

cbuelow

cbuelow - Aug 7, 2011 4:12 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2011

North Backbone Trail  Sucess!

Second stop on the way to Baldy...

NavySeabee

NavySeabee - Jul 25, 2011 10:14 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2011

Failed Attempt

Okay, I'll be the humble schmuck to say I didn't make it... What started as an ambitious 5-peak, 5,000' 16 mile loop fell short due to daylight and what was nearly endless thrashing.

Started at Guffy, dropped to Camp Lupine, up Fish Creek Trail to Pine Mtn Ridge over to Wild View Peak via a slide-covered section of the trail and from there is where it got interesting. Picked up the use trail dropping down to the "Spring" due east of Wild View to pick up Dawson Peak Trail (I use that term losely). Trail was well-defined until I crossed the second spring (both drinkable) and that's when the fun started. What ensued was over 2 hours of thrashing through overgrown trail/slopes and navigational challenges just to climb 1400'. Brush thinned out at about 8100' on west slope of Pine Mtn so I climbed the ridge proper. Topped out at 9400' on Pine Mtn, traversed over nasty rock to trail and back to road due to time. Figured why tag any of the peaks since I need to go back and get Dawson.

Moral to the story...Dawson Peak Trail is not much of a trail anymore. Still enjoyed the day though.

klotito

klotito - Jul 6, 2011 12:08 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2011

Baldy, Dawson, Pine  Sucess!

Hiked down a snowy north face of Baldy, up to Dawson, over to Pine and back down to Manker Flats. Great day!

MoapaPk

MoapaPk - Jun 27, 2011 2:46 am Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2011

On way to Baldy  Sucess!

From Guffy.

GigaMike

GigaMike - Feb 4, 2011 1:13 pm Date Climbed: Mar 21, 2009

From Baldy  Sucess!

Hiked up Dawson Peak from Baldy on my way to Pine Mountain.

labgloves

labgloves - Dec 21, 2010 5:11 pm

With Pine and Baldy  Sucess!

Camped on the blue ridge the night before . . . got an early start with JQ. Hiked most of the way to Baldy with a nice dude we met along the way and his dog (mohawk).

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