Point 4251 - 2.25.2022
I parked at the Turkey Flats message board in the Pinto Basin area of Joshua Tree National Park... and that is Pinto Mountain out there... but I will be hiking in the opposite direction.
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Hiking cross country from where I parked at Turkey Flats... Mary Peak stands out on the right... but I will be heading for Point 4251 which is the high point on the far left horizon.
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After hiking 1.5 miles it is time to leave the desert floor and head for Point 4251 which is the high point in the center of the photo.
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My target is on the far left... at least I think it is.
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Point 4251 is barely visible in the left center of the photo... looks like several more ups and downs will get me over there.
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Nope this isn't Point 4251... but it will be the last bump I cross over before tagging Point 4251.
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Finally Point 4251 is in my face... and there are no more ups and downs to get there... just an up!
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After hiking a total of 4.6 miles cross country I have reached Point 4251... here looking SE to the Eagle Mountains.
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From Point 4251 I am looking SW to Monument Mountain... which is roughly 3 miles away as a crow flies.
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From Point 4251... looking north (left) to SE (right)... across Pinto Basin... with Pinto Mountain standing our in the left center of the photo.
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A closeup of Pinto Mountain... looking across Pinto Basin from Point 4251.
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Leaving Point 4251 and heading toward Mary Peak in the foreground... with Queen Mountain on the left horizon.
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More or less tracing my steps back down to the desert floor... with Pinto Mountain in the center of the photo.
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After hiking a total of 7.8 miles I have returned to the desert floor... heading in the direction of Pinto Mountain.
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I have returned to Turkey Flats... with Pinto Mountain displaying its many colors... the total hike was 9.3 miles, gaining 2911 feet of elevation.
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