AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Saddle Mountain

9 mi · ▲ 1,213 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Saddle Mountain is a 9-mile out-and-back near Claussenius, CA. The route reaches Saddle Mountain at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 1,213 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,305 – 5,154 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.83104, -120.57579
Nearest town Claussenius, CA
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Saddle Mountain

9 mi · ▲ 1,213 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Elevation 4,305–5,155 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.83104, -120.57579

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 3.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miReach Saddle Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 3.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/saddle-mountain-out-back-15-km-8471

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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