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I take a break on a hill on Pinto Mountain at about 5870 feet elevation, munch on an energy bar and enjoy the views

4267-pinto-mountain.jpg Close-up of Purdy Peak, Pinto Mountain, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsIt's really windy up here on Pinto Mountain, so I often find myself holding my hat straps to help keep the hat on my headClose-up of Purdy Peak, Pinto Mountain, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsIt's really windy up here on Pinto Mountain, so I often find myself holding my hat straps to help keep the hat on my headClose-up of Purdy Peak, Pinto Mountain, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsIt's really windy up here on Pinto Mountain, so I often find myself holding my hat straps to help keep the hat on my headClose-up of Purdy Peak, Pinto Mountain, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsIt's really windy up here on Pinto Mountain, so I often find myself holding my hat straps to help keep the hat on my headClose-up of Purdy Peak, Pinto Mountain, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsIt's really windy up here on Pinto Mountain, so I often find myself holding my hat straps to help keep the hat on my head

I could spend all day up here, climbing over the next hill, and then up to Purdy Peak. But I also want to go back toward the western end of the mountain, which is easier. So I turn around and start heading west again.