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Mount Charleston, including Charleston Peak (Nuvagantu, literally "where snow sits", in Southern Paiute [5] or Nüpakatütün in Shoshoni [6]) at 11,916 feet (3,632 m), [7] is the highest mountain in both the Spring Mountains and Clark County, in Nevada, United States. It is the eighth-highest mountain in the state. [8]
Mount Charleston is an unincorporated town [2] and census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States.The population was 357 at the 2010 census. [3]The town of Mount Charleston is named for nearby Mount Charleston whose Charleston Peak at 11,916 feet (3,632 m) is the highest point in Clark County.
The camp was originally called Mardis, but was soon named Charleston after a local prospector, Tom Charles. [3] [4] The settlement grew quickly, with the building of a hotel, saloons, schools, stores and an icehouse. By 1884, most mining operations had stopped. [4] A post office was established at Charleston in 1895, and remained in operation ...
People have been using the north-facing slopes of the area for winter recreation since the early 1930s. In the 1940s, the Las Vegas Ski Club operated a short rope tow and a warming hut. Lee Canyon Ski Area was created in 1964, when the Forest Service issued a Special Use Permit in order to provide winter recreation options in Southern Nevada.
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In 1983, Congress returned to the tribe 3,800 acres (1,500 ha) of land between the eastern slopes of Mount Charleston in the Spring Mountains and the western flanks of the Sheep Range. This land now known as the Snow Mountain Reservation of the Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians. [2]
With a topographic prominence of 7,563 feet (2,305 m), Wheeler Peak is the most topographically prominent peak in White Pine County and the second-most prominent peak in Nevada, just behind Mount Charleston. [5] The mountain is located in Great Basin National Park and was named for George Wheeler, leader of the Wheeler Survey of the late 19th ...