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Mount Charleston is a year-round getaway for Las Vegas's residents and visitors, with a number of hiking trails, a modest ski area, a hotel and a small restaurant. The mountain, which is snow-capped more than half the year, can be seen from parts of the Las Vegas Strip when looking toward the west.
The area was first named the Charleston Forest Reserve in 1906. Additional land was added in 1989 to bring the area up to the current 316,000+ acres (1,279 km 2 ). The area was designated as Spring Mountains National Recreation Area by the U.S. Congress in 1993.
It is approximately 28 miles (45 km) northwest of the Las Vegas Strip and 3.9 miles (6.3 km) southeast of Mount Charleston. Griffith Peak is Nevada's 43rd highest peak, [3] and the third highest peak in southern Nevada. [4] It is within Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Mount Charleston Wilderness and Spring Mountains National Recreation Area.
The Mount Charleston Wilderness Area is located west of Las Vegas in the southern part of the state of Nevada in the western United States.It was created by the U.S. Congress in 1989 under the provisions allowed by the Wilderness Act of 1964, and is managed by both the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service.
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 town of Mount Charleston is in a valley of the Spring Mountains to the northwest of Las Vegas, noted for its hiking trails. It is also known for its Retreat on Charleston Peak, a 64-room hotel.
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Mummy Mountain is the second highest peak of the Spring Mountains in Clark County, Nevada, United States.It is the twentieth highest mountain in the state. [3] The mountain is located within the Mount Charleston Wilderness and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
The highway connects the Las Vegas area to the recreational areas of Mount Charleston in the Spring Mountains. Located in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, a portion of SR 157 has been designated a Nevada Scenic Byway. The route was originally State Route 39 and has origins dating back to the 1930s.