
Pioneer Pass, view toward the Pinal Peak Trail.


Mostly forested along the Pinal Peak Trail.


View back as I continue along the Pinal Peak Trail, East Mountain visible in the distance.

Open views of the east slope of Pinal Peak.

View south.

Pinal Peak is up there somewhere.

View back along the Pinal Peak Trail toward East Mountain.



Higher up, view toward the ridgeline leading to East Mountain (the peak is out of frame on the left).



Pinal Peak summit ahead.


The trail meets with the service roads surrounding the radio towers.

View back toward the trail (center).

Summit of Pinal Peak.

Heading back down from Pinal Peak, a shot toward East Mountain (far left), my next objective.

Back at the trailhead, now heading to East Mountain.


View along the left side of the ridge crest toward Pinal Peak.


Ahead is a false summit of East Mountain, which is still a bit of a hike away.

An easily bypassed gate.

The trail heads over to the right side of the ridge crest.

East Mountain visible ahead.

Great views along the east side of the ridge crest.

The trail meets a minor saddle and then heads to the left side of the ridge crest.

On the left side of the ridge crest, a view toward Pinal Peak.

The trail continues on the left side of East Mountain.

View back shortly before the trail meets with the ridge crest on the north side of East Mountain.

View south after leaving the trail, the steep and short off-trail section required to reach East Mountain's summit.

East Mountain summit, view east.

East Mountain summit, view south.

East Mountain summit, view west toward Pinal Peak.
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