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The Pinto Mountain hike starts by passing through the Wilderness-boundary markers

4161-wilderness-boundary.jpg I stash my bicycle behind some dead trees near the old Mojave Road  and start the hike to nearby Pinto MountainThumbnailsAn old closed road beyond the Wilderness boundary on the west side of Pinto Mountain makes for a perfect trailI stash my bicycle behind some dead trees near the old Mojave Road  and start the hike to nearby Pinto MountainThumbnailsAn old closed road beyond the Wilderness boundary on the west side of Pinto Mountain makes for a perfect trailI stash my bicycle behind some dead trees near the old Mojave Road  and start the hike to nearby Pinto MountainThumbnailsAn old closed road beyond the Wilderness boundary on the west side of Pinto Mountain makes for a perfect trailI stash my bicycle behind some dead trees near the old Mojave Road  and start the hike to nearby Pinto MountainThumbnailsAn old closed road beyond the Wilderness boundary on the west side of Pinto Mountain makes for a perfect trailI stash my bicycle behind some dead trees near the old Mojave Road  and start the hike to nearby Pinto MountainThumbnailsAn old closed road beyond the Wilderness boundary on the west side of Pinto Mountain makes for a perfect trail

I'll approach Pinto Mountain from the back (left in this view) side. The front side is too steep for me, but might be fun for real mountain-climbers.