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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.
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]
This map shows the incorporated areas in Clark County, Nevada. Mount Charleston is highlighted in red. I created it in Inkscape using data from the following files: Census 2000 Block Map - Clark County ( PDF ) and Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act Map ( PDF )
State Route 157 (SR 157), also known as Kyle Canyon Road, is a U.S. state highway in Clark County, Nevada. 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 Spring Mountains National Recreation Area (SMNRA) is a U.S. national recreation area, administered by the U.S. Forest Service, west of Las Vegas, Nevada. It covers over 316,000 acres (494 sq mi; 1,280 km 2). The area runs from low meadows (around 3,000 feet or 910 meters above sea level), to the 11,918-foot (3,633 m) Mount Charleston.
The base lodge is situated at the base of Lee Peak (11,289 feet or 3,441 metres), to the north of Mount Charleston (11,916 feet or 3,632 metres), the eighth-highest peak in Nevada. The resort can be reached via US 95 to Nevada State Route 156.