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Orange desert mallow blooms splash some colour on the view toward Mid Hills campground and Eagle Rocks, Mojave National Preserve

4250-pinto-mountain.jpg A glance  to the west shows how the slope up the back of Pinto Mountain ends abruptly at the steep escarpmentThumbnailsNortheast of Pinto Mountain are views across Pinto Valley to the New York MountainsA glance  to the west shows how the slope up the back of Pinto Mountain ends abruptly at the steep escarpmentThumbnailsNortheast of Pinto Mountain are views across Pinto Valley to the New York MountainsA glance  to the west shows how the slope up the back of Pinto Mountain ends abruptly at the steep escarpmentThumbnailsNortheast of Pinto Mountain are views across Pinto Valley to the New York MountainsA glance  to the west shows how the slope up the back of Pinto Mountain ends abruptly at the steep escarpmentThumbnailsNortheast of Pinto Mountain are views across Pinto Valley to the New York MountainsA glance  to the west shows how the slope up the back of Pinto Mountain ends abruptly at the steep escarpmentThumbnailsNortheast of Pinto Mountain are views across Pinto Valley to the New York Mountains

A lot of desert mallow is growing between the rocks at Pinto Mountain. The pinnacles of Eagle Rocks are clearly visible from here, though Mid Hills campground isn't.