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I took the west firebreak from a turnout just east of the junction of Angeles Crest and Upper Big Tujunga. The firebreak starts very steep and mellows and then re-steepens before the first false summit upon gaining the ridge. The first summit, which some may confuse as the actual peak, has ribbons tied to a bush, with a weird assortment of branches, but no register. It has a good line of sight to the east at another high point along the ridge: that high point a tad higher than this first summit and is the true Mt. Sally summit. You just follow the very gently undulating ridge over a couple minor false summits, and there you have it. he summit has a rock pile and a register. The only challenges are some steep spots, some minor bushwhacking and dead fall hopping, and dodging some dead Poodle Dog Bush, as the firebreak is overgrown in spots. Most of the time, there is an evident use path along the firebreak, but it does get lost in the brush at times. If you follow the ridge in a roughly east by northeast direction, you will reach it. Views of the Mt. Wilson and front range as well as the backcountry are sweet. The route up the west firebreak is about 1.2 mi one way, for a 2.4 mi r/t hike with about 750' gain. Coming up the east firebreak would be shorter with about 1.5 mi r/t and 200'+ gain. It is a fun ridge hike.

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West Ridge

out-and-back
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bushwhacking

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