Charleston Peak
Charleston Peak rises to 3,632 m in Nevada. Mummy Mountain stands 3,454 m to the northeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Devil's Thumb, a peak 0.6 miles away. Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157) passes 1.3 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mount Charleston, including Charleston Peak (Nuvagantu, literally "where snow sits", in Southern Paiute or Nüpakatütün in Shoshoni) at 11,916 feet (3,632 m), 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. Well separated from higher peaks by large, low basins, Charleston Peak is the most topographically prominent peak in Nevada, and the eighth-most-prominent peak in the contiguous United States. It is one of eight ultra-prominent peaks in Nevada. It is located about 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Las Vegas within the Mount Charleston Wilderness, which is within the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area of the Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest.
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Wikidata Q978970, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3632 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157)
- 5.0 mi off the Deer Creek Road (State Route 158)
- 5.1 mi off the Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway
- 14.1 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Road
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 6 mi
- Desert View Overlook · 6 mi
- High Point Overlook · 15 mi
- Red Rock Wash Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Desert View Natural Environment Area: 13.3 mi
- Pine Creek Canyon Natural Area: 14.7 mi
- Calvada Eye: 16.5 mi
- Ian Deutch Memorial Park: 17.0 mi
- Trojan Park: 17.1 mi
- Peak Spring: 0.7 mi
- Foxtail Spring: 2.2 mi
- Mazie Spring: 2.9 mi
- Stanley B Springs: 3.1 mi
- Stanley B Springs: 3.1 mi
- Devil's Thumb: 0.6 mi
- Pioneer Rock: 2.8 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 2.8 mi
- Mummy Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Griffith Peak: 3.9 mi
- End of Trail (Keystone Thrust Trail): 14.1 mi
- Pahrump Firework Launch Site: 14.6 mi
- Pahrump Valley Speedway: 16.2 mi
- Art Bell: 18.0 mi
- Red Canyon Scenic Drive: 18.1 mi
- Echo Cliff: 3.2 mi
- Sandstone Bluffs: 13.8 mi
- Keystone Thrust: 14.6 mi
- Keystone Thrust: 14.7 mi
- Keystone Thrust: 14.8 mi
- Silent Heroes of the Cold War National Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Wilson Homestead: 15.6 mi
- Art Bell Memorial Bench: 16.5 mi
- Dedication Walkway: 17.6 mi
- Cathedral Canyon: 20.0 mi
- Big Falls: 1.0 mi
- Mary Jane Falls: 1.4 mi
- Little Falls: 2.4 mi
- Cathedral Rock Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 22.0 mi
- Pahrump Valley Museum: 17.8 mi
- Sahara West Library and Fine Arts Museum: 23.4 mi
- Spring Mountain Ranch State Park: 19.2 mi
- Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs: 24.2 mi
- The Grove: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Charleston Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mummy Mountain | NE 54° | 3,454 m | 3.2 mi |
| Griffith Peak | SE 134° | 3,369 m | 3.9 mi |
| McFarland Peak | NNW 341° | 3,266 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bonanza Peak | NNW 335° | 3,164 m | 6.7 mi |
| Fletcher Peak | ENE 76° | 3,122 m | 4.2 mi |
| The Sisters | N 10° | 3,102 m | 4.1 mi |
| Harris Mountain | ESE 114° | 3,052 m | 5.1 mi |
| Willow Peak | NNW 331° | 3,036 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:26 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 15:52 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 33 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 48 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Charleston Fire STN, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8220352619
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