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Mount Charleston 
Mt. Charleston in December 2004.Elevation 11,916 ft (3,632 m) NAVD 88[1] Prominence 8,241 ft (2,512 m) [2] Parent peak Mount Elbert [3] Location Location Clark County, Nevada, USA Range Spring Mountains Coordinates 36°16′18″N 115°41′44″W / 36.271598156°N 115.695568828°WCoordinates: 36°16′18″N 115°41′44″W / 36.271598156°N 115.695568828°W[1] Topo map USGS Charleston Peak Climbing Easiest route Trail hike 
View of Mummy Mountain from Cathedral Rock
Mount Charleston, officially named Charleston Peak,[4] at 11,916 feet (3,632 m), is the highest of the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada and the state's eighth highest mountain peak.[5] It is about 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Las Vegas and is within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, the Mount Charleston Wilderness and the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area. Well separated from higher peaks by large, low basins, it is the most topographically prominent peak in the state, and the eighth most prominent peak in the contiguous United States.[3]
Mount Charleston is a year-round getaway for Las Vegas' residents and visitors, with a number of hiking trails and a modest ski area. 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. Mount Charleston has nearly 200 camp sites and over 150 picnic areas, some of which are RV accessible.
The eponymous village of Mount Charleston lies at its base to the east.
The state of Nevada issues license plates with the caption "Mt. Charleston" and an image of the peak in the background. Sales of the plate supports the natural environment of the Mount Charleston area through grants administered by the Nevada Division of State Lands.[6]
Mount Charleston as seen from the North Loop Trail in late AprilSee also
- Table of the ultra-prominent summits of the United States
- Mountain peaks of the United States
- List of highest points in Nevada by county
References
- ^ a b "Charleston". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=GR1965. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
- ^ "Charleston Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=3748. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
- ^ a b "America's 57 - The Ultras". Peaklist.org. http://www.PeakList.org/USlists/USP5000.html. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ "Charleston Peak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:859203. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
- ^ "Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=21324. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
- ^ "Nevada Charitable and Collegiate License Plates". Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. http://www.dmvnv.com/platescharitable.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
Categories:- Spring Mountains
- Mountains of Nevada
- Landforms of Clark County, Nevada
- Visitor attractions in the Las Vegas metropolitan area
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